ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB vs ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB
16.43 ns of true latency for ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB against 16.67 ns for ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB is tracked at the lower price as well, so it leads on both axes this page measures.
| Specification | ADATAPremier DDR5-5600 1x16GB | ADATAPremier DDR5-4800 1x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5600better | 4800 |
| 46 | 40 | |
| True latency (ns) | 16.43better | 16.67 |
| Current best price | $399.99betterat Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-13 | $546.51at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-09 |
| Price per GB | $25.00better | $34.16 |
ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB vs ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB in detail
True latency
ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 16.43 ns, against 16.67 ns for ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB — a difference of 0.24 ns. That figure is what reconciles the two spec sheets: CAS latency counts clock cycles, so it only means something next to the clock it counts. ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL46; ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB runs 4800 MT/s at CL40.
Transfer rate
ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB is rated 5600 MT/s against 4800 MT/s for ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB — 44800 MB/s per module, against 38400 MB/s. That is peak transfer rate, not access time: reaching a higher clock costs more cycles on each access, which is why the CAS numbers differ too, and why the true latency above is the figure that compares directly.
Price and tracked history
ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB is tracked at $399.99 — $25.00 per gigabyte — and ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB at $546.51, or $34.16. Both are 16GB kits, so the totals compare directly: ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB is $146.52 less than ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB. At $399.99, ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB is running 9% below its own 90-day median. At $546.51, ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB is running 2% below its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB ships as 1 × 16GB and ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB ships as 1 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Lighting and ECC
On the lighting question: ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB supports it, and ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB is published with ECC support. Whether ECC is worth having depends on the platform as much as the modules — the board and the CPU have to support it too.
Which to buy
ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB leads ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB on both of the axes this page measures: the lower true latency, 16.43 ns against 16.67 ns, and the lower price of the two at what this site has tracked.
Common questions about this pair
- Is ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB faster than ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB?
- ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB is, on true latency: 16.43 ns against 16.67 ns. ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL46 and ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB runs 4800 MT/s at CL40; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
- Which one costs less?
- ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB, at $399.99 against $546.51 — $146.52 apart at the same 16GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- ADATA Premier DDR5-5600 1x16GB leads ADATA Premier DDR5-4800 1x16GB on both of the axes this page measures: the lower true latency, 16.43 ns against 16.67 ns, and the lower price of the two at what this site has tracked.