G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB and Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. Neither is quicker than the other; G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB is simply tracked at the lower price, and that is the whole of it.
| Specification | G.SKILLAegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB | KingstonFURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3200 | 3200 |
| 16 | 16 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | $174.99betterat Newegg Canada · captured 2026-09-09 | $238.00at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | $10.94better | $14.88 |
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Neither spec sheet differs from the other on the two figures that decide it — 3200 MT/s at CL16 on each side — so the reconciled result is identical rather than merely close.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 3200 MT/s, which is 25600 MB/s per module, and both are published at CL16. Those are the two figures the true latency above is computed from, so it comes out the same for each.
Price and tracked history
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB is tracked at $174.99, or $10.94 per gigabyte; Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB at $238.00, or $14.88. At the same 16GB, that puts G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB $63.01 less than Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB. G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB's $174.99 sits 37% under its own 90-day median. Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB's $238.00 sits 14% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB and Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB is 16-18-18-38, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB publishes none. On error correction: G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB is published without ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB has it. ECC is a board and CPU feature as much as a module one, so it is worth having only where the platform can use it.
Which to buy
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB leads on price alone. The two reconcile to the same 10.00 ns of true latency, so what separates them is only what this site has tracked them at. Cheaper, then, and not faster; this page claims nothing more.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB faster than Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 1x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and those two land in the same place.
- Which one costs less?
- G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB, tracked at $174.99 against $238.00: $63.01 between them at the same 16GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 2x8GB leads on price alone. The two reconcile to the same 10.00 ns of true latency, so what separates them is only what this site has tracked them at. Cheaper, then, and not faster; this page claims nothing more.