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Frequencies And Voltages

Setting Falcon-NW Biohazard Units / Explanation
CPU Frequency 3.73 3.50 GHz
CPU Multiplier 11X 12X Times faster than the system clock
FSB (Effective Frequency) 1347 1167 MHz
Ratio of Memory to FSB Unlinked 1:1 Unlinked = Asynchronous operation
Memory Frequency 1066 1167 MHz (effective frequency)
SLI-Ready Memory Enabled Disabled Increased drive strengths on certain timings and settings
Graphics Core Frequency 648 626 MHz
Graphics Memory Frequency 1000 1000 MHz
CPU Core Voltage 1.6500 1.4875 Volts
CPU FSB Voltage 1.5 1.4 Volts
Memory Voltage 2.2000 2.2000 Volts
nForce SPP 1.500 1.500 Volts
nForce MCP 1.6000 1.5250 Volts
Hypertransport Voltage 1.300 1.350 Volts for the bus

Memory Timings

  Memory Timing Falcon-NW Biohazard Explanation of the Timing
tCL CAS Latency 4 5 Delay between the CAS signal and the availability of valid data on the data pins (DQ)
tRCD RAS to CAS Delay 4 4 Delay before a read/write command after bank activation. The cells need to be stabilized by sense amplifiers for proper operation.
tRP RAS Precharge (Row to Row) 4 4 Time delay needed to close one row access and open a new one
tRAS RAS Active to Precharge Delay 15 14 Minimum RAS activation time delay or the time from the bank activate command until the precharge command an be executed.
CMD Chip Select Issue Delay (Command Rate) 2 2 Time needed between the chip select signal and when commands can be issued to the RAM module IC.
tRRD RAS to RAS Delay (Between Banks) 4 5 Row to Row delay from one bank to one on another active bank
tRC RAS to RAS Delay - Bank Cycle Time (Same Bank) 13 34 Row to Row delay on the same bank. One row discharges and another is activated. (Minimum time of tRAS = tRP)
tWR Write Recovery Time 4 6 Delay between writes to ensure a proper writing to the cells. Ideally tRAS minus tRCD to ensure a premature RAS precharge does not wipe out the data.
tWTR Write to Read Delay 9 11 The delay to prep the bus for read after a write. (Turn on or off the appropriate I/O buffers, clear existing data, etc.)
tREF DRAM Auto-Refresh Rate 7.8 7.8 Rate at with the DRAM's charge is refreshed in micro seconds. Prevents corruption by sending data to sense amplifiers and back to the refreshed cell.

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