14 DAY TRIAL // When it comes to choosing your favorite memory modules maker, Buffalo might not turn out to be your first choice. Be that as it may, it does not mean that the company doesn’t deserve credit for having announced the very first DDR3 memory modules to operate at speeds of 2.4GHz. The newly introduced product is still in prototype stage but, even so, it could soon make its way into some of the upcoming high-end desktop computer systems.
Showing marked interest whenever a manufacturer decides to announce a new product that has the potential to significantly alter the face of the market is completely understandable. However, in this particular case, the new 2.4GHz DDR3 memory modules announced by Buffalo are still to be launched, so it is yet hard to say whether computer enthusiasts will actually adopt them as part of their state-of-the-art desktop rigs.
In order to achieve this fast, 2.4GHz memory speed, Buffalo made use of the DDR3 memory chips announced back in August by Elpida Memory. Back then, the Elpida official line had it that the new chips could deliver an operating speed of 2500MHz, which was considerably higher than that of any of the existing memory chips. Buffalo’s latest products feature an optimized design based on a copper interconnect process, combined with a new circuit technology that enables higher clock speeds and also ultra-low voltage operation at only 1.2V, while keeping DDR3 specifications.
As far as numbers go, Buffalo's DDR3 memory modules can deliver 1GB of memory and, while working at 1.5V, the DIMM can reach a speed of 2096MHz, with the timings set at 9-10-9-24. At 2.1V, these modules achieve the record-breaking 2400Mhz with the latency featured at 11-11-11-34.
As mentioned above, the new 2.4GHz memory modules are still prototypes, which is why the manufacturer hasn't released any details regarding pricing and availability. This means that we still have to wait a while longer before we can test their performances.