[Q] Transformer vs Xoom RAM

danny6514 · Apr 25, 2011

I was looking through the specifications of the transformer and realized it had DDR2 memory instead of DDR3. Since the Xoom has a DDR3 memory, I'm just wondering if there really is a difference in terms of performance and stability. Thanks!

Update - Sorry I messed up. The Xoom actually has DDR2 but clocked at a slower speed.

seshmaru · Apr 25, 2011

The transformer actually scores higher in memory benchmarks so I don't know about the accuracy of the DDR3 claim.

danny6514 · Apr 25, 2011

seshmaru said:
The transformer actually scores higher in memory benchmarks so I don't know about the accuracy of the DDR3 claim.

Okay I think you are right. God knows what website I read that said the Xoom had DDR3 memory. I just checked more and figured it's probably DDR2. Sorry for the confusion

wynand32 · Apr 25, 2011

Here's a comparison (and I've seen other similar ones) showing them both having DDR2 RAM and, interestingly, the TF with a 667MHz system bus compared to the Xoom with a 600MHz system bus. That could help explain why the TF shows faster benchmarks pretty much across the board.

http://mypcgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/Motorola-xoom-eee-pad-comparison2.png

donatom3 · Apr 25, 2011

According to Nvidia Tegra 2 only supports ddr2.

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Badwolve1 · Apr 25, 2011

Yeah, i heard that the Tegra Chipset that Xformer and xoom is based on only takes ddr2

L0$t$0ul · Apr 25, 2011

Is the weight right on that comparison? They say 2.2 pounds. I thought it was lighter than the zoom.

wynand32 said:
Here's a comparison (and I've seen other similar ones) showing them both having DDR2 RAM and, interestingly, the TF with a 667MHz system bus compared to the Xoom with a 600MHz system bus. That could help explain why the TF shows faster benchmarks pretty much across the board.

http://mypcgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/Motorola-xoom-eee-pad-comparison2.png

ds2dale · Apr 25, 2011

2.2 lbs includes the Keyboard Dock....

donatom3 · Apr 26, 2011

Badwolve1 said:
Yeah, i heard that the Tegra Chipset that Xformer and xoom is based on only takes ddr2

I was on my phone when I posted my last comment so I couldn't copy the link easily.

Here it is http://www.nvidia.com/object/tegra-2.html

Memory
Frequency DDR2-667 (Tegra 250)
LPDDR2-600 (Tegra 230 and Tegra 250)
Memory Size Up to 1GB

wynand32 · Apr 26, 2011

donatom3 said:
I was on my phone when I posted my last comment so I couldn't copy the link easily.

Here it is http://www.nvidia.com/object/tegra-2.html

Memory
Frequency DDR2-667 (Tegra 250)
LPDDR2-600 (Tegra 230 and Tegra 250)
Memory Size Up to 1GB

Aha, so, that explains the discrepancy in performance between the Asus and the Xoom. It could also help explain why the Xoom seems to get better battery life than the Asus. Fascinating.

In this case, I'll take a faster system with somewhat less battery life, since the keyboard dock more than makes up for the difference.

seshmaru · Apr 26, 2011

wynand32 said:
Aha, so, that explains the discrepancy in performance between the Asus and the Xoom. It could also help explain why the Xoom seems to get better battery life than the Asus. Fascinating.

In this case, I'll take a faster system with somewhat less battery life, since the keyboard dock more than makes up for the difference.

Battery life statement is very subjective since different reviews showed the transformer winning, and some showed xoom winning. I'm assuming they might have been using the my water live wallpaper on some tests while testing battery life though which would explain the discrepancies.

wynand32 · Apr 26, 2011

seshmaru said:
Battery life statement is very subjective since different reviews showed the transformer winning, and some showed xoom winning. I'm assuming they might have been using the my water live wallpaper on some tests while testing battery life though which would explain the discrepancies.

True enough. So maybe the batter savings from using the low power RAM is less than the performance difference. Because that's definitely been fairly consistent in showing the Asus as being the better performer.

dotpro · Apr 26, 2011

Xoom's system bus speed is less than that of the Transformer. Best Buy's spec page for both show DDR2...

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