G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB vs G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB and G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 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.
| Specification | G.SKILLAegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB | G.SKILLRipjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3200 | 3600better |
| 16 | 18 | |
| 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.
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB vs G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB gets there at 3200 MT/s at CL16, G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 at 3600 MT/s at CL18. 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
G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 carries the higher rating, 3600 MT/s to 3200 MT/s for G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB — 28800 MB/s per module against 25600 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
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB ships as 4 × 8GB, G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 ships as 2 × 16GB. A real difference, and not a ranking: more sticks fill more channels on a board that has them, while fewer sticks leave slots free for adding later. Which suits comes down to the board and to whether more memory is planned.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB is published with no RGB lighting, and G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB is 16-18-18-38, and G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 is 18-22-22-42. On error correction: G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB is published without ECC, and the catalog does not state whether G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 has it. ECC is a board and CPU feature as much as a module one, so it is worth having only where the platform can use it.
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 G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB faster than G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 runs 3600 MT/s at CL18, 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.