Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB vs Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4-3200 2x8GB
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB and Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4-3200 2x8GB 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 | PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB | Silicon PowerValue Gaming DDR4-3200 2x8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3200 | 3200 |
| 16 | 16 | |
| 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.
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB vs Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4-3200 2x8GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. The two spec sheets state the same clock and the same CAS grade — 3200 MT/s at CL16 either way — and true latency is those two figures reconciled, so it comes out the same for each.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 3200 MT/s — 25600 MB/s per module — and both are published at CL16. The true latency above is computed from exactly those two figures, so it lands in the same place for each.
Kit layout
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB ships as 2 × 8GB and Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4-3200 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Lighting and timings
On the lighting question: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4-3200 2x8GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB runs 16-20-20-40, and Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 16-18-18-38.
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 Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB faster than Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4-3200 2x8GB?
- Neither. Both come out at 10.00 ns of true latency: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16 and Silicon Power Value Gaming DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, 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.