G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB vs G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 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.
| Specification | G.SKILLFlare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB | G.SKILLRipjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 6000 |
| 30 | 30 | |
| 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 Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB vs G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. The two spec sheets state the same clock and the same CAS grade — 6000 MT/s at CL30 either way — and true latency is those two figures reconciled, so it comes out the same for each.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 6000 MT/s — 48000 MB/s per module — and both are published at CL30. The true latency above is computed from exactly those two figures, so it lands in the same place for each.
Kit layout
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 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: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 30-38-38-96, and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 30-40-40-96. On error correction: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB is published with no ECC, and the catalog does not state whether G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB supports it. 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 G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB faster than G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB?
- Neither. Both come out at 10.00 ns of true latency: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30 and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30, 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.