G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | G.SKILLFlare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB | PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 6400better |
| 30 | 32 | |
| 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 Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns by different routes: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB at 6000 MT/s at CL30, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB at 6400 MT/s at CL32. A CAS number counts cycles rather than time, so a higher clock absorbs a looser one and the two arrive together — which is why these spec sheets look different and the memory does not.
Transfer rate
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB is rated 6400 MT/s against 6000 MT/s for G.Skill Flare X5 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
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Voltage
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB is specified at 1.35 V and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB at 1.4 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile asks the board for.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On the lighting question: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 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 Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 32-40-40-84. On error correction: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB is published with no ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 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
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 Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 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 Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32, and the two reconcile to one figure.
- 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.