Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 vs G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB
On true latency G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB comes out ahead: 10.56 ns, where Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 takes 10.67 ns. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 | G.SkillSniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3000 | 3600better |
| 16 | 19 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.67 | 10.56better |
| 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 LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 vs G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB in detail
True latency
G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 10.56 ns, against 10.67 ns for Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 — a difference of 0.11 ns. That figure is what reconciles the two spec sheets: CAS latency counts clock cycles, so it only means something next to the clock it counts. Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 runs 3000 MT/s at CL16; G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL19.
Transfer rate
G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB is rated 3600 MT/s against 3000 MT/s for Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 — 28800 MB/s per module, against 24000 MB/s. That is peak transfer rate, not access time: reaching a higher clock costs more cycles on each access, which is why the CAS numbers differ too, and why the true latency above is the figure that compares directly.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 ships as 2 × 16GB and G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On the lighting question: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 does not have RGB lighting, and G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 runs 16-20-20-38, and G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 19-20-20-40. On error correction: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 is published with no ECC, and the catalog does not state whether G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB supports it. Whether ECC is worth having depends on the platform as much as the modules — the board and the CPU have to support it too.
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, G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB has the lower true latency at 10.56 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 faster than G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB?
- G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB is, on true latency: 10.56 ns against 10.67 ns. Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3000 CL16 runs 3000 MT/s at CL16 and G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL19; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than 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, G.Skill Sniper X DDR4-3600 2x16GB has the lower true latency at 10.56 ns.