Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 vs Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB

LexarTHOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL2832 GB · 6000 MT/s · 28 CL · 9.33 ns
PatriotViper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB32 GB · 6000 MT/s · 28 CL · 9.33 ns
In short

Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 and Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 9.33 ns apiece. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.

SpecificationLexarTHOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28PatriotViper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)60006000
2828
True latency (ns)9.339.33
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.

Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 vs Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB in detail

True latency

Both kits land on 9.33 ns. The two spec sheets state the same clock and the same CAS grade — 6000 MT/s at CL28 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 CL28. The true latency above is computed from exactly those two figures, so it lands in the same place for each.

Kit layout

Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.

Voltage

Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 is specified at 1.35 V and Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB at 1.4 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile asks the board for.

Lighting and timings

On the lighting question: Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 is published with RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 runs 38-48-48-96, and Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 28-40-40-100.

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 9.33 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.

Common questions about this pair

Is Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 faster than Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB?
Neither. Both come out at 9.33 ns of true latency: Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 runs 6000 MT/s at CL28 and Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL28, 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 9.33 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.
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