Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB

CrucialPro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB32 GB · 6400 MT/s · 32 CL · 10.00 nsLeads on Speed
PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB32 GB · 6000 MT/s · 30 CL · 10.00 ns
In short

Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.

SpecificationCrucialPro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GBPatriotViper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)6400better6000
3230
True latency (ns)10.0010.00
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 Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB in detail

True latency

Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB gets there at 6400 MT/s at CL32, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB at 6000 MT/s at CL30. CAS latency counts clock cycles rather than time, so a higher clock paired with a looser CAS number arrives at the same place — which is why these two spec sheets look different and the memory does not.

Transfer rate

Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB carries the higher rating, 6400 MT/s to 6000 MT/s for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB — 51200 MB/s per module against 48000 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

Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB 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: Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB is 32-40-40-103, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB is 30-40-40-76.

Which to buy

No buying answer is possible while at least one of the two has no tracked price. The specifications do not decide it either — both land on 10.00 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.

Common questions about this pair

Is Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB?
Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30, and those two land in the same place.
Which of these two should I buy?
No buying answer is possible while at least one of the two has no tracked price. The specifications do not decide it either — both land on 10.00 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.
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