Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB

PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB32 GB · 3600 MT/s · 18 CL · 10.00 nsLeads on Speed
TeamGroupT-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB32 GB · 3200 MT/s · 16 CL · 10.00 ns
In short

Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB and TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB 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.

SpecificationPatriotViper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GBTeamGroupT-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)3600better3200
1816
True latency (ns)10.0010.00
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 DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB in detail

True latency

Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB gets there at 3600 MT/s at CL18, TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB at 3200 MT/s at CL16. CAS latency counts clock cycles rather than time, so a higher clock paired with a looser CAS number arrives at the same place — which is why these two spec sheets look different and the memory does not.

Transfer rate

Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB carries the higher rating, 3600 MT/s to 3200 MT/s for TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB — 28800 MB/s per module against 25600 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

Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB 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: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB is 18-22-22-42, and TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB publishes none.

Which to buy

The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so there is no buying answer here; the specifications do not settle it either, since both reconcile to 10.00 ns of true latency. The sections above are what is left to choose on.

Common questions about this pair

Is Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB faster than TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB?
Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL18, TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and those two land in the same place.
Which of these two should I buy?
The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so there is no buying answer here; the specifications do not settle it either, since both reconcile to 10.00 ns of true latency. The sections above are what is left to choose on.
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