PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB vs Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB
On true latency Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB comes out ahead: 10.00 ns, where PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB takes 13.75 ns. Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB is tracked at the lower price as well, so it leads on both axes this page measures.
| Specification | PNYPerformance DDR4-3200 2x8GB | Silicon PowerXPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3200 | 3200 |
| 22 | 16 | |
| True latency (ns) | 13.75 | 10.00better |
| Current best price | $180.15at Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-13 | $174.97betterat Amazon.ca · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | $11.26 | $10.94better |
PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB vs Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB in detail
True latency
Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB is the lower-latency kit at 10.00 ns, against 13.75 ns for PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB — a difference of 3.75 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. PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22; Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 3200 MT/s, which is 25600 MB/s per module. Their spec sheets part company on CAS latency rather than on clock, so the true-latency figures above are what separates them.
Price and tracked history
PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB is tracked at $180.15 — $11.26 per gigabyte — and Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB at $174.97, or $10.94. Both are 16GB kits, so the totals compare directly: Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB is $5.18 less than PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB. At $180.15, PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB is running 7% below its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB and Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Voltage
PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB is specified at 1.2 V and Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB at 1.35 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile asks the board for.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On the lighting question: PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB does not have RGB lighting, and Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB does not publish one, and Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 16-18-18-38. On error correction: PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB is published with no ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB supports it. Whether ECC is worth having depends on the platform as much as the modules — the board and the CPU have to support it too.
Which to buy
Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB leads PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB on both of the axes this page measures: the lower true latency, 10.00 ns against 13.75 ns, and the lower price of the two at what this site has tracked.
Common questions about this pair
- Is PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB faster than Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB?
- Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB is, on true latency: 10.00 ns against 13.75 ns. PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22 and Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
- Which one costs less?
- Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB, at $174.97 against $180.15 — $5.18 apart at the same 16GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB leads PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x8GB on both of the axes this page measures: the lower true latency, 10.00 ns against 13.75 ns, and the lower price of the two at what this site has tracked.