Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 has the lower true latency of the two at 9.27 ns, against 9.33 ns for Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | PatriotViper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB | PatriotViper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 8200better |
| 28 | 38 | |
| True latency (ns) | 9.33 | 9.27better |
| Current best price | — | $2,345.00at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | — | $73.28 |
No tracked price for Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 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.
Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 in detail
True latency
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is the lower-latency kit at 9.27 ns, against 9.33 ns for Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB — a difference of 0.07 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. Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL28; Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38.
Transfer rate
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is rated 8200 MT/s against 6000 MT/s for Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB — 65600 MB/s per module, against 48000 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
Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 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: Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 28-40-40-100, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 does not publish one.
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, Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 has the lower true latency at 9.27 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38?
- Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is, on true latency: 9.27 ns against 9.33 ns. Patriot Viper Elite 5 Ultra DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL28 and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than 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, Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 has the lower true latency at 9.27 ns.