Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB

CrucialPro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB32 GB · 6400 MT/s · 32 CL · 10.00 nsLeads on Speed
KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB32 GB · 6000 MT/s · 36 CL · 12.00 ns
In short

10.00 ns of true latency for Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB against 12.00 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.

SpecificationCrucialPro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GBKingstonFURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)6400better6000
3236
True latency (ns)10.00better12.00
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.

Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB in detail

True latency

Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 10.00 ns, against 12.00 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB — a difference of 2.00 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. Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32; Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL36.

Transfer rate

Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB is rated 6400 MT/s against 6000 MT/s for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB — 51200 MB/s per module, against 48000 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

Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.

Lighting and timings

On the lighting question: Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB runs 32-40-40-103, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB does not publish one.

Which to buy

Without a tracked price for both, this page cannot say which to buy — the answer depends on cost, and cost is what is absent. What the specifications do say is that Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB has the lower true latency, 10.00 ns.

Common questions about this pair

Is Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB faster than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB?
Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB is, on true latency: 10.00 ns against 12.00 ns. Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32 and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL36; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
Which of these two should I buy?
Without a tracked price for both, this page cannot say which to buy — the answer depends on cost, and cost is what is absent. What the specifications do say is that Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB has the lower true latency, 10.00 ns.
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