Interleaved Dual Channel

fusella · 20th September 2006, 1:47 AM

Just a quick question ppl.

I just put together a new pc:

. Intel core2 duo E6400
. Gigabyte GA 965P DS3
. 4GB pc2-5400 (667) (4 modules using ALL 4 slots)
. Leadtek 7600GT
. 2x Seagate 320GB sataII HDD's
. Pioneer DVR-111D

and i noticed when it starts up (POST) it says that that memory is running 'interleaved dual channel' or something like that. Is this a good or bad thing? What does it mean in comparison to running dual channel non-interleaved?

thanks in advance

terrastrife · 20th September 2006, 4:26 AM

interleaving is splitting access across banks of memory (a double sided stick of ram has 2 banks, so itll access both sides at the same time), dual channel is well, dual channel...i didnt know you could interleave and dual channel at the same time... oh well, good stuff ^^

Omarko · 20th September 2006, 8:11 AM

Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. This mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications. Dual channel mode is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channels are equal. Technology and device width can vary from one channel to the other but the installed memory capacity for each channel must be equal. If different speed DIMMs are used between channels, the slowest memory timing will be used.

Renasc · 20th September 2006, 6:15 PM

I was wondering what that was. I took of it being "dual channel" as all I needed to know.

20th September 2006, 1:47 AM	#1
fusella Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 97	Interleaved Dual Channel Just a quick question ppl. I just put together a new pc: . Intel core2 duo E6400 . Gigabyte GA 965P DS3 . 4GB pc2-5400 (667) (4 modules using ALL 4 slots) . Leadtek 7600GT . 2x Seagate 320GB sataII HDD's . Pioneer DVR-111D and i noticed when it starts up (POST) it says that that memory is running 'interleaved dual channel' or something like that. Is this a good or bad thing? What does it mean in comparison to running dual channel non-interleaved? thanks in advance

20th September 2006, 4:26 AM	#2
terrastrife Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ADL/SA The Monopoly State Posts: 15,973	interleaving is splitting access across banks of memory (a double sided stick of ram has 2 banks, so itll access both sides at the same time), dual channel is well, dual channel...i didnt know you could interleave and dual channel at the same time... oh well, good stuff ^^ __________________ D90/35mm1.8/SB900 Main/X58-USB3 F5/4GHz i7 950/48GB RipjawsZ/GTX 670/SSD 520 Series unRAID5/X2 4000+/30TB/16 Disk MidiTower/NeoHE

20th September 2006, 8:11 AM	#3
Omarko Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baulkham Hills Posts: 3,826	Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. This mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications. Dual channel mode is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channels are equal. Technology and device width can vary from one channel to the other but the installed memory capacity for each channel must be equal. If different speed DIMMs are used between channels, the slowest memory timing will be used. __________________ i7 2600K, ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution, 8GB Ripjaws X CL8 , 2 x VTX3D 6970 @940Mhz, 120GB OCZ Agility 3, 2x1TB RAID1, 1TB WD Black, X-Fi Titanium HD, Enermax Revolution 85+ 1250W, Obsidian 800D – everything watercooled, 3 x Dell 2408wfp, G7, G19

20th September 2006, 6:15 PM	#4
Renasc Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yungaburra, NQ Posts: 203	I was wondering what that was. I took of it being "dual channel" as all I needed to know. __________________ TRIBES 2, it lives on! http://www.tribesnext.com/downloads - Laptop: 17" 1600x900, Core i5 540, 4GB, HD5650 1GB, 2x500GB