Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 vs G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB
12.67 ns of true latency for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 against 14.29 ns for G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 is also the cheaper of the two at the prices tracked here, so it leads on both of the axes this page measures.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 | G.SkillRipjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000better | 5600 |
| 38 | 40 | |
| True latency (ns) | 12.67better | 14.29 |
| Current best price | 485,97 €betterat Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-13 | 613,43 €at Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | 15,19 €better | 19,17 € |
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 vs G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 is the lower-latency kit at 12.67 ns against 14.29 ns for G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB, 1.62 ns between them. That is the figure that reconciles the two spec sheets: a CAS number counts cycles, and cycles mean nothing apart from the rate they are counted at. Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 runs 6000 MT/s at CL38; G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40.
Transfer rate
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 carries the higher rating, 6000 MT/s to 5600 MT/s for G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB — 48000 MB/s per module against 44800 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.
Price and tracked history
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 is tracked at 485,97 €, or 15,19 € per gigabyte; G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB at 613,43 €, or 19,17 €. At the same 32GB, that puts Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 127,46 € less than G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB. 485,97 € is the lowest this site has ever recorded for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38. G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB's 613,43 € sits 2% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 ships as 2 × 16GB and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 has RGB lighting, and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 is 38-44-44-96, and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB publishes none.
Which to buy
Both axes this page measures point to Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38: 12.67 ns of true latency against 14.29 ns, and the lower of the two tracked prices.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 faster than G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 12.67 ns for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 against 14.29 ns for G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB. Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 runs 6000 MT/s at CL38 and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which one costs less?
- Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38, tracked at 485,97 € against 613,43 €: 127,46 € between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Both axes this page measures point to Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38: 12.67 ns of true latency against 14.29 ns, and the lower of the two tracked prices.