G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16 vs Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB
12.50 ns of true latency for Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB against 13.33 ns for G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | G.SkillRipjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16 | KingstonFURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 2400 | 3200better |
| 16 | 20 | |
| True latency (ns) | 13.33 | 12.50better |
| 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 Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16 vs Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB in detail
True latency
Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB is the lower-latency kit at 12.50 ns against 13.33 ns for G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16, 0.83 ns between them. That is the figure that reconciles the two spec sheets: a CAS number counts cycles, and cycles mean nothing apart from the rate they are counted at. G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16 runs 2400 MT/s at CL16; Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL20.
Transfer rate
Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB carries the higher rating, 3200 MT/s to 2400 MT/s for G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16 — 25600 MB/s per module against 19200 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 Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16 ships as 2 × 8GB, Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB ships as 1 × 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 and timings
On lighting: G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16 is published with no RGB lighting, and Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16 is 22-22-22-52, and Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB publishes none.
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, Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB is the quicker at 12.50 ns of true latency.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16 faster than Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 12.50 ns for Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB against 13.33 ns for G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16. G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x16GB 2400 CL16 runs 2400 MT/s at CL16 and Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL20, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not 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, Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x8GB is the quicker at 12.50 ns of true latency.