G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB vs G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26
On true latency G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 comes out ahead: 8.67 ns, where G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB takes 12.86 ns. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | G.SkillFlare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB | G.SKILLTrident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 64 | 64 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5600 | 6000better |
| 36 | 26 | |
| True latency (ns) | 12.86 | 8.67better |
| Current best price | $1,379.99at Newegg Canada · captured 2026-09-09 | — |
| Price per GB | $21.56 | — |
No tracked price for G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 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.
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB vs G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 in detail
True latency
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 is the lower-latency kit at 8.67 ns against 12.86 ns for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB, 4.19 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. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL36; G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 runs 6000 MT/s at CL26.
Transfer rate
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 carries the higher rating, 6000 MT/s to 5600 MT/s for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB — 48000 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
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB ships as 2 × 32GB and G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 ships as 2 × 32GB — 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 Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB is published with no RGB lighting, and G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB publishes none, and G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 is 26-36-36-96. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB has it, and G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 is published without ECC. 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
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, G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 has the lower true latency at 8.67 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB faster than G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26?
- Yes, on true latency: 8.67 ns for G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 against 12.86 ns for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-5600 2x32GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL36 and G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 runs 6000 MT/s at CL26, 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, G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL26 has the lower true latency at 8.67 ns.