Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB CL32 RGB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6800 CL34 RGB
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB CL32 RGB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6800 CL34 RGB 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 Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB CL32 RGB | PatriotViper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6800 CL34 RGB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6400 | 6800better |
| 32 | 34 | |
| 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 Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB CL32 RGB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6800 CL34 RGB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB CL32 RGB gets there at 6400 MT/s at CL32, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6800 CL34 RGB at 6800 MT/s at CL34. 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 Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6800 CL34 RGB carries the higher rating, 6800 MT/s to 6400 MT/s for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB CL32 RGB — 54400 MB/s per module against 51200 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 Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB CL32 RGB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6800 CL34 RGB 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 Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB CL32 RGB has RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6800 CL34 RGB has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB CL32 RGB is 32-40-40-84, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6800 CL34 RGB publishes none.
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 10.00 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB CL32 RGB faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6800 CL34 RGB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB CL32 RGB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6800 CL34 RGB runs 6800 MT/s at CL34, and those two land in the same place.
- 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 10.00 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.