Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB | PNYXLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3600better | 3200 |
| 18 | 16 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| 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 RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns by different routes: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB at 3600 MT/s at CL18, PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB at 3200 MT/s at CL16. A CAS number counts cycles rather than time, so a higher clock absorbs a looser one and the two arrive together — which is why these spec sheets look different and the memory does not.
Transfer rate
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is rated 3600 MT/s against 3200 MT/s for PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB — 28800 MB/s per module, against 25600 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 RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 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 RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is published with RGB lighting, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB is published with RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 18-22-22-42, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB does not publish one. On error correction: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is published with no ECC, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB is published with no ECC. 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 — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB faster than PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB?
- Neither. Both come out at 10.00 ns of true latency: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL18 and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and the two reconcile to one figure.
- 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 — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.