ADATA XPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB vs Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB
ADATA XPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB and Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 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 | ADATAXPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB | CrucialBallistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3600better | 3200 |
| 18 | 16 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | — | — |
| Price per GB | — | — |
Neither kit has a tracked price at the moment. Nothing has been captured that this page will stand behind, so the price rows stay empty rather than carrying a stale figure.
ADATA XPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB vs Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. ADATA XPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB gets there at 3600 MT/s at CL18, Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB at 3200 MT/s at CL16. CAS latency counts clock cycles rather than time, so a higher clock paired with a looser CAS number arrives at the same place — which is why these two spec sheets look different and the memory does not.
Transfer rate
ADATA XPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB carries the higher rating, 3600 MT/s to 3200 MT/s for Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB — 28800 MB/s per module against 25600 MB/s. That is peak transfer rate, not access time: a higher clock is reached by counting more cycles for each access, which is why the CAS numbers differ too and why the true latency above is the directly comparable figure.
Kit layout
ADATA XPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB ships as 2 × 8GB and Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: ADATA XPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB has RGB lighting, and Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — ADATA XPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB is 16-18-18, and Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB publishes none. On error correction: ADATA XPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB is published without ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB has it. ECC is a board and CPU feature as much as a module one, so it is worth having only where the platform can use it.
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 ADATA XPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB faster than Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — ADATA XPG Gammix D10 DDR4-3200 2x8GB 3600 CL18 RGB runs 3600 MT/s at CL18, Crucial Ballistix DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and those two land in the same place.
- 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.