Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38

KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB32 GB · 5600 MT/s · 40 CL · 14.29 ns
PatriotViper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL3832 GB · 8200 MT/s · 38 CL · 9.27 nsLeads on Speed
In short

On true latency Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 comes out ahead: 9.27 ns, where Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB takes 14.29 ns. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.

SpecificationKingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GBPatriotViper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)56008200better
4038
True latency (ns)14.299.27better
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Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 in detail

True latency

Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is the lower-latency kit at 9.27 ns against 14.29 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB, 5.02 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. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40; Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38.

Transfer rate

Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 carries the higher rating, 8200 MT/s to 5600 MT/s for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB — 65600 MB/s per module against 44800 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

Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.

Lighting and timings

On lighting: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is 40-40-40, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 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, Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is the quicker at 9.27 ns of true latency.

Common questions about this pair

Is Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38?
Yes, on true latency: 9.27 ns for Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 against 14.29 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40 and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38, 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, Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is the quicker at 9.27 ns of true latency.
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