Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x8GB 5600 CL40
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x8GB 5600 CL40 arrive at the same true latency, 14.29 ns apiece. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB | PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6000 2x8GB 5600 CL40 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5600 | 5600 |
| 40 | 40 | |
| True latency (ns) | 14.29 | 14.29 |
| Current best price | $330.00at Newegg Canada · captured 2026-09-02 | — |
| Price per GB | $20.63 | — |
No tracked price for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x8GB 5600 CL40 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.
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x8GB 5600 CL40 in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 14.29 ns. Neither spec sheet differs from the other on the two figures that decide it — 5600 MT/s at CL40 on each side — so the reconciled result is identical rather than merely close.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 5600 MT/s, which is 44800 MB/s per module, and both are published at CL40. Those are the two figures the true latency above is computed from, so it comes out the same for each.
Kit layout
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB ships as 2 × 8GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x8GB 5600 CL40 ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Voltage
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB is specified at 1.25 V and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x8GB 5600 CL40 at 1.35 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x8GB 5600 CL40 is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB is 40-40-40, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x8GB 5600 CL40 is 30-40-40-76.
Which to buy
No buying answer is possible while at least one of the two has no tracked price. The specifications do not decide it either — both land on 14.29 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x8GB 5600 CL40?
- Neither is. Both work out at 14.29 ns of true latency — Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x8GB 5600 CL40 runs 5600 MT/s at CL40, and those two land in the same place.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- No buying answer is possible while at least one of the two has no tracked price. The specifications do not decide it either — both land on 14.29 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.