G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB vs G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB
10.00 ns of true latency for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB against 12.86 ns for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB, 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.
| Specification | G.SkillFlare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB | G.SKILLFlare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 64 | 64 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5600 | 6000better |
| 36 | 30 | |
| True latency (ns) | 12.86 | 10.00better |
| 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 Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB vs G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB in detail
True latency
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB is the lower-latency kit at 10.00 ns, against 12.86 ns for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB — a difference of 2.86 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. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL36; G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30.
Transfer rate
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB is rated 6000 MT/s against 5600 MT/s for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB — 48000 MB/s per module, against 44800 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
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB ships as 2 × 32GB and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB ships as 2 × 32GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On the lighting question: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB does not have RGB lighting, and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB does not publish one, and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB runs 30-40-40-96. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB supports it, and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB 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
The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB is the quicker at 10.00 ns of true latency.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB faster than G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB?
- G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB is, on true latency: 10.00 ns against 12.86 ns. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL36 and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB is the quicker at 10.00 ns of true latency.