Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB vs Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38
12.67 ns of true latency for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 against 15.38 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB | CorsairVengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5200 | 6000better |
| 40 | 38 | |
| True latency (ns) | 15.38 | 12.67better |
| Current best price | — | — |
| Price per GB | — | — |
Neither kit has a tracked price at the moment. Nothing has been captured that this page will stand behind, so the price rows stay empty rather than carrying a stale figure.
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB vs Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 in detail
True latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 is the lower-latency kit at 12.67 ns against 15.38 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB, 2.72 ns between them. That is the figure that reconciles the two spec sheets: a CAS number counts cycles, and cycles mean nothing apart from the rate they are counted at. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB runs 5200 MT/s at CL40; Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 runs 6000 MT/s at CL38.
Transfer rate
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 carries the higher rating, 6000 MT/s to 5200 MT/s for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB — 48000 MB/s per module against 41600 MB/s. That is peak transfer rate, not access time: a higher clock is reached by counting more cycles for each access, which is why the CAS numbers differ too and why the true latency above is the directly comparable figure.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB publishes none, and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 is 38-44-44-96.
Which to buy
At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give: which is worth more depends on what each costs, and that is exactly what is missing. On specifications alone, Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 has the lower true latency at 12.67 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB faster than Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38?
- Yes, on true latency: 12.67 ns for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 against 15.38 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB runs 5200 MT/s at CL40 and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 runs 6000 MT/s at CL38, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give: which is worth more depends on what each costs, and that is exactly what is missing. On specifications alone, Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 has the lower true latency at 12.67 ns.