Rambus and Kingston build a threaded module prototype, claim 50 percent better memory throughput

How do you thread memory tasks and are women naturally better at it than men? Such were the questions that roamed our limitless minds as we sought to understand what exactly Rambus and Kingston had achieved. Based on standard DDR3 chips, the new threading tech essentially creates multiple independent channels per memory module, allowing multicore processors to utilize the available RAM more efficiently. That results, says Rambus, in systems that offer 50 percent higher throughput that the standard stuff and suckle 20 percent less power due to the compartmentalization of each module. Neat. More details are promised at the Intel Developer Conference, which kicks off tomorrow in San Fran.

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[Leindurstit Posted Sep 21st 2009 7:52AM]

Oh no, not poor Kingston. I hope they've got a good legal staff on-call for when Rambus goes rogue.

[Wwhat Posted Sep 21st 2009 8:06AM]

Yeah I don't get why anybody would get in business with rambus either, and even as a consumer you are probably better of giving it a wide berth.

[Tsing Tao Posted Sep 21st 2009 10:39AM]

I hate Rambus as a company. These guys pulled a lot of shitty deals in the late 90's early 2000's. The worst being convincing all these people that 256MB of Rambus ram was faster than 1gig or ddr1. Of course if you have a rambus MOBO its only 600+ bucks to get a 1GB stick now.

http://www.diguniverse.com/COMPUTER/WHITEBOX-AND-COMPONENTS/SY2089851.html

Ridiculous. I hope they know that the second they put that Rambus name on there, IT admins and nerds alike will avoid it like the plague.

[Ghen Posted Sep 21st 2009 4:32PM]

Seriously. Whatever product they're going to make from this I don't want because it will cost 4x as much and run 2x slower than something that comes out 3 months later. You would think Kingston would know better after Intel.

[Orpheus Posted Sep 21st 2009 8:06AM]

Vladislav, I would appeal to you to only use the word 'suckle' in its usual context. If at all.

[Wwhat Posted Sep 21st 2009 8:07AM]

I liked his use, and it's oddly appropriate.

[Alex Posted Sep 21st 2009 8:06AM]

What is that high-five outline for, a baby's hand?!

[jsondag Posted Sep 21st 2009 9:03AM]

That is on purpose, you only get to do an internet high five if you are geeky enough.
To be geeky enough you must have a 50+" monitor. ;-)

[Alex Posted Sep 21st 2009 9:09AM]

Hah, I don't know Jeff..

I don't care how large in inches and small in resolution your monitor is. That is a baby hand.

[Wwhat Posted Sep 21st 2009 10:35AM]

You can highfive hands that are not the same size as yours actually.

[Tsing Tao Posted Sep 21st 2009 10:43AM]

Have you read the new 2200 page government high five plan? No public high five option! HighFivePanels where the government will actually come to your grandmothers house and prevent her from high fiveing ANYONE EVER. Its just ridiculous. I dont even think obama's first high five was in this country, google around for his ORIGINAL high five certificate, ITS FAKE people FAKE?!?!!?!

Marxism in our high five system must stop, Watch Glenn Beck tonight at the 5/15 high five march on local jive turkeys, support the cause man!!!

[Alex Posted Sep 21st 2009 10:50AM]

Ching daow!

[F C Posted Sep 21st 2009 5:40PM]

[If only to further take the focus off Rambus...]

@Alex: a toddler's hand maybe; but definitely not a baby's

@ Wwhat: sh!t, I didnt think about that.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 21st 2009 8:14AM]

rambus are sleazy damn extortionists

[chodaboy19 Posted Sep 21st 2009 8:23AM]

when will the RAMBUS insanity stop? Let that company die in silence.

[mrmckeb Posted Sep 21st 2009 8:29AM]

Rambus? As in THE Rambus? I thought they were only in legend...?

[thoughtmonster Posted Sep 21st 2009 8:30AM]

I just high-fived my screen and broke the hinge on my laptop

Thanks, Engadget :((

[F C Posted Sep 21st 2009 5:43PM]

Whats really sad is that I actually thought of placing my hand on it.
I need to give this place a break.

[savagemike Posted Sep 21st 2009 8:30AM]

Sounds like they are just a parallel bus away from parallel computing.

[Wolfticket Posted Sep 21st 2009 9:00AM]

Rambus and RDRAM ftw.

From the RDRAM wikipedia page: "Rambus has alleged that, as part of the conspiracy, the DRAM manufacturers acted to depress the price of DDR memory in an effort to prevent RDRAM from succeeding in the market."

I like them almost as much as Monster Cable.

[Tsing Tao Posted Sep 21st 2009 10:48AM]

Yeah i like how they "Stood up to the man" and decided to charge 600+ dollars for 1gb. Stick it to them you bunch of losers. Keep holding out though and maybe monster cable will buy you up.

[John Stracke Posted Sep 21st 2009 9:02AM]

"How do you thread memory tasks and are women naturally better at it than men?" -- Sexist.

[Wwhat Posted Sep 21st 2009 10:38AM]

It was a funny one, and actually a subtle ridiculing of sexism at the same time, pretty well done, kudos to vladislav.

[thoughtmonster Posted Sep 21st 2009 11:20AM]

You can also use your head for the internet facepalm

[Kamal Posted Sep 21st 2009 11:35AM]

Memory makers, brace yourselves from another round of rambus lawsuits!

[spin cycle Posted Sep 21st 2009 12:09PM]

Screw RAMBUS.