Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36
12.86 ns of true latency for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 against 13.13 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 64 | 64 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6400better | 5600 |
| 42 | 36 | |
| True latency (ns) | 13.13 | 12.86better |
| Current best price | — | $1,479.99at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-09 |
| Price per GB | — | $23.12 |
No tracked price for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 at the moment. Nothing has been captured for it that this page will stand behind, so its price cells stay empty rather than carrying a stale figure.
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 in detail
True latency
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 is the lower-latency kit at 12.86 ns against 13.13 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42, 0.27 ns between them. That is the figure that reconciles the two spec sheets: a CAS number counts cycles, and cycles mean nothing apart from the rate they are counted at. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 runs 6400 MT/s at CL42; Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 runs 5600 MT/s at CL36.
Transfer rate
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 carries the higher rating, 6400 MT/s to 5600 MT/s for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 — 51200 MB/s per module against 44800 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
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 ships as 2 × 32GB and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 ships as 2 × 32GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Voltage
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 is specified at 1.4 V and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 at 1.25 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 is published with no RGB lighting, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 is 32-40-40-84, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 is 40-40-40.
Which to buy
At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give: which is worth more depends on what each costs, and that is exactly what is missing. On specifications alone, Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 has the lower true latency at 12.86 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 faster than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36?
- Yes, on true latency: 12.86 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 against 13.13 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x32GB CL42 runs 6400 MT/s at CL42 and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 runs 5600 MT/s at CL36, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- 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: which is worth more depends on what each costs, and that is exactly what is missing. On specifications alone, Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x32GB CL36 has the lower true latency at 12.86 ns.