Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB
On true latency Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 comes out ahead: 12.67 ns, where Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB takes 15.38 ns. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB is the cheaper of the two at the prices tracked here, so each kit leads on one axis and neither leads on both.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000better | 5200 |
| 38 | 40 | |
| True latency (ns) | 12.67better | 15.38 |
| Current best price | 485,97 €at Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-13 | 399,00 €betterat Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-02 |
| Price per GB | 15,19 € | 12,47 €better |
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 is the lower-latency kit at 12.67 ns against 15.38 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB, 2.72 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; Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB runs 5200 MT/s at CL40.
Transfer rate
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 carries the higher rating, 6000 MT/s to 5200 MT/s for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB — 48000 MB/s per module against 41600 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; Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB at 399,00 €, or 12,47 €. At the same 32GB, that puts Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB 86,97 € less than Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38. 485,97 € is the lowest this site has ever recorded for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB's 399,00 € sits 7% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 ships as 2 × 16GB and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Voltage
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 is specified at 1.4 V and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB at 1.25 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 has RGB lighting, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 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 Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB is 40-40-40.
Which to buy
Neither of these leads outright, so there is no single answer to give. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB costs less at the prices tracked here; Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 has the lower true latency, 12.67 ns against 15.38 ns. Which of those two is worth more is a judgement about the machine and the budget, and this page does not make it for a reader.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 faster than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 12.67 ns for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 against 15.38 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB. Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 runs 6000 MT/s at CL38 and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB runs 5200 MT/s at CL40, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which one costs less?
- Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB, tracked at 399,00 € against 485,97 €: 86,97 € between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Neither of these leads outright, so there is no single answer to give. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x16GB costs less at the prices tracked here; Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 has the lower true latency, 12.67 ns against 15.38 ns. Which of those two is worth more is a judgement about the machine and the budget, and this page does not make it for a reader.