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January 31st, 2021 13:00

R720 memory frequency issue

TLDR: I have 1600 DDR3 that I can't run faster than 1333, despite the R720 owner's manual listing 1600 as a achievable speed for the chosen configuration.

I recently purchased twelve 16GB sticks of DDR3 1600 (PC3-12800R), for a grand total of 192GB.  This memory is RDIMM ECC 2Rx4 from Samsung, part number M393B2G70DB0-YK0 (all sticks are this specific part number).

I was following an example memory configuration from the R720 Owner's Manual, page 46.  Regardless of the voltage, I cannot get the system to run this memory above 1333 -- a fact which seems to conflict with the configuration example in the manual which shows both 1333 and 1600.

Following the example on page 46, I populated only the following DIMMS:  A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6

I'm not inclined to think the manual would be wrong, so I must be missing something.  Any ideas?

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    Posted February 1st, 2021 18:00

    @DELL-Stefan R  -- I feel a bit silly to say it, but the issue was I had forgotten that the machine I was working on had an E5-2640 v1 processor in it.  The v1 of this processor only supports up to 1333 -- I had mistakenly thought the machine was equipped with a E5-2640 v2.

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    Posted January 31st, 2021 14:00

    PLEASE DISREGARD -- I figured it out.

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    Posted February 1st, 2021 00:00

    Hi R320Cluster.

     

    Good to hear you figured it out on your own.

     

    Maybe somebody else is looking for the solution, would you mind sharing your findings, so that everyone can benefit from it

    This means a lot to the community.

     

    Thanks

    Stefan

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    Posted February 2nd, 2021 02:00

    Hi R320Cluster,

     

    no need to feel silly, all good.

     

    I really appreciate your honest reply, as I mentioned above, maybe other users will come to the same situation, and this post will help them to find the right answer.

     

    Thanks!
    Stefan