Speed	Timings	Read	Write	Copy	Latency
XMS Profile 1	9-9-9-28 2T	8617 MB/s	6374 MB/s	7322 MB/s	63.0 ns
JEDEC #4	8-9-9-25 2T	7366 MB/s	5856 MB/s	6632 MB/s	74 ns
JEDEC #5	9-9-9-27 2T	8009 MB/s	5889 MB/s	6790 MB/s	68.1 ns
JEDEC #6	10-10-10-30 2T	8745 MB/s	6513 MB/s	7487 MB/s	68.1 ns
JEDEC #6 (842 FSB)	10-10-10-30 2T	8713 MB/s	6633 MB/s	7564 MB/s	63.3 ns
JEDEC #6 (850 FSB)	10-10-10-30 2T	8764 MB/s	6643 MB/s	7609 MB/s	63 ns

     Everest tests the memory in a bunch of different ways making it a favorite for memory testing here at the Club.  The Aeneon modules perform quite well in Everest and the 850 MHz testing passed here as well. For 1600MHz modules tehse are some of the loosest factory timings we have tested  and the resulting numbers place the set right in the middle of the pack for overall performance.  As before with tested DDR3 modules, these high latency scores show the DDR3 market is still in it's infancy.  Next up is the PCmark05's memory test.

PCMark05

Speed	Timings	Score
XMS Profile 1	9-9-9-28 2T	5739
JEDEC #4	8-9-9-25 2T	5353
JEDEC #5	9-9-9-27 2T	6883
JEDEC #6	10-10-10-30 2T	5895
JEDEC #6 (842 FSB)	10-10-10-30 2T	5937

     The PCMark 05 testing is an easy comparison you can do on your system to see if the DDR3 jump makes sense.  The tighter 9-9-9-27 timings proved to be the dark horse here besting even the top stable overclock in the memory benches. 

PCMark Vantage

Speed	Timings	Score
XMS Profile 1	9-9-9-28 2T	4045
JEDEC #4	8-9-9-25 2T	2900
JEDEC #5	9-9-9-27 2T	3840
JEDEC #6	10-10-10-30 2T	4355

     PCMark Vantage is Futuremark's aggressive new system bench.  This grueling test can take over an hour on most systems and the results are shown here.s shown by the above chart, As expected, the memory performance is directly effected by the FSB.  Turning the system down to a slow 667 MHz FSB jus does not make sense when you consider the cost of moving up to a DDR3 build.  Lastly, lets test the memory using the 1M test in SuperPi mod 1.5XS for easy comparison.

Super Pi

Speed	Timings	Score
XMS Profile 1	9-9-9-28 2T	21s
JEDEC #4	8-9-9-25 2T	22s
JEDEC #5	9-9-9-27 2T	23s
JEDEC #6	10-10-10-30 2T	20s
JEDEC #6 842	10-10-10-30 2T	20s

Conclusion

     The Aenon XTune modules proved to be solid performers even with very little overhead for additional overclocking.  The street price of around $355 at the time of this review represents a good price for performance value when you consider top performer from the competition are ringing in at prices approaching $550.  The overclock of 842 MHz may not be the highest we have seen on DDR3 but still more headroom than expected given the current market.  I was impressed with e ease of setup offered by the XMP profiles and the inclusion of EPP support but the trade off was a lack of any groundbreaking overclocking ability.  As always your mileage may vary.

     Keep in mind that the same $350 will go a long way towards an impressive DDR2 upgrade for most current builds, but if you are ready to make the jump to a DDR3 build you don't have to drop $500 just to get a good 2 GB Kit of DDR3 modules any more.  It is pretty easy to recommend the XTune line based on the aggressive pricing alone, but thankfully you don't have to sacrifice performance.  By coupling solid performance with the attractive design, Aeneon modules should be on any DDR3 short list.