G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 vs Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20
10.67 ns of true latency for G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 against 11.11 ns for Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | G.SKILLRipjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 | PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3000 | 3600better |
| 16 | 20 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.67better | 11.11 |
| Current best price | — | $344.09at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-11 |
| Price per GB | — | $21.51 |
No tracked price for G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 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 Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 vs Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20 in detail
True latency
G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 is the lower-latency kit at 10.67 ns, against 11.11 ns for Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20 — a difference of 0.44 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. G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 runs 3000 MT/s at CL16; Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20 runs 3600 MT/s at CL20.
Transfer rate
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20 is rated 3600 MT/s against 3000 MT/s for G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 — 28800 MB/s per module, against 24000 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.
Kit layout
G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 ships as 2 × 8GB and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20 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: G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 does not have RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20 does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 runs 16-19-19-39, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20 runs 18-22-22-42.
Which to buy
The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 is the quicker at 10.67 ns of true latency.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 faster than Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20?
- G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 is, on true latency: 10.67 ns against 11.11 ns. G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 runs 3000 MT/s at CL16 and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 1x16GB CL20 runs 3600 MT/s at CL20; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x8GB 3000 CL16 is the quicker at 10.67 ns of true latency.