Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB

NetacShadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB32 GB · 3200 MT/s · 16 CL · 10.00 ns
PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB32 GB · 3200 MT/s · 16 CL · 10.00 ns
In short

Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.

SpecificationNetacShadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GBPatriotViper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)32003200
1616
True latency (ns)10.0010.00
Current best price$346.99at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-13
Price per GB$10.84

No tracked price for Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB 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.

Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB in detail

True latency

Both kits land on 10.00 ns. The two spec sheets state the same clock and the same CAS grade — 3200 MT/s at CL16 either way — and true latency is those two figures reconciled, so it comes out the same for each.

Transfer rate

Both kits are rated 3200 MT/s — 25600 MB/s per module — and both are published at CL16. The true latency above is computed from exactly those two figures, so it lands in the same place for each.

Kit layout

Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.

Lighting and timings

On the lighting question: Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 16-20-20-40, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 16-20-20-40.

Which to buy

The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so there is no buying answer here; the specifications do not settle it either, since both reconcile to 10.00 ns of true latency. The sections above are what is left to choose on.

Common questions about this pair

Is Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB?
Neither. Both come out at 10.00 ns of true latency: Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16 and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and the two reconcile to one figure.
Which of these two should I buy?
The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so there is no buying answer here; the specifications do not settle it either, since both reconcile to 10.00 ns of true latency. The sections above are what is left to choose on.
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