Review on 💾 Kingston Technology ValueRAM 8GB DDR3 1600MHz PC3 12800 ECC CL11 DIMM - Reliable Memory for TS Server Workstations: KVR16E11/8 by Richard Cunningham

I have had a Lenovo TS140 server system for several years and I have noticed that I often go over the 8GB memory limit and it becomes slower. System performance has dropped slightly. So I bought two new 8GB KVR16E11/8 DDR3 ECC DIMMs ($42.07 each) which doubled my system memory to 16GB. The DIMMs took 8 days to ship and I received the KVR16E11/8EF DIMMs. No problem. The main difference is that /8 uses 2.9W of power and /8EF uses 2.3W of power (ie less power), but otherwise they are fairly compatible. The installation went pretty smoothly and the system just booted up with no issues. The original Samsung DIMMs were 1200MHz and the replacement KTC DIMMs were 1600MHz, so performance can (will) go up as well. The increase in storage speed and capacity also reduced CPU usage. The system seems to be more efficient. I have found that when monitoring system memory usage, the system sometimes uses more than 10GB of memory and this shows me that my decision to upgrade system memory was correct. 8GB just wasn't enough for the apps I run every day.