Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36
On true latency Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 comes out ahead: 12.86 ns, where Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB takes 14.29 ns. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB is tracked at the lower price, so the two split the axes this page measures, one each.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5600 | 5600 |
| 40 | 36 | |
| True latency (ns) | 14.29 | 12.86better |
| Current best price | $383.99betterat Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-13 | $486.84at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | $24.00better | $30.43 |
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 in detail
True latency
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 is the lower-latency kit at 12.86 ns, against 14.29 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB — a difference of 1.43 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. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40; Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 runs 5600 MT/s at CL36.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 5600 MT/s, which is 44800 MB/s per module. Their spec sheets part company on CAS latency rather than on clock, so the true-latency figures above are what separates them.
Price and tracked history
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB is tracked at $383.99 — $24.00 per gigabyte — and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 at $486.84, or $30.43. Both are 16GB kits, so the totals compare directly: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB is $102.85 less than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 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: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB does not have RGB lighting, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB runs 40-40-40-77, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 runs 40-40-40.
Which to buy
There is no single answer here, because each kit leads on one axis. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB is the cheaper at the prices tracked here, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 the quicker on true latency at 12.86 ns against 14.29 ns. Which matters more depends on the build and the budget, and that is not a call this page can make.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB faster than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36?
- Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 is, on true latency: 12.86 ns against 14.29 ns. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40 and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 runs 5600 MT/s at CL36; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
- Which one costs less?
- Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB, at $383.99 against $486.84 — $102.85 apart at the same 16GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- There is no single answer here, because each kit leads on one axis. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x8GB is the cheaper at the prices tracked here, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB CL36 the quicker on true latency at 12.86 ns against 14.29 ns. Which matters more depends on the build and the budget, and that is not a call this page can make.