Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB is the cheaper of the two at the prices tracked here, so what separates them is cost and not speed.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB | PNYXLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3600better | 3200 |
| 18 | 16 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | 298,37 €at Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-02 | 155,60 €betterat Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-04 |
| Price per GB | 9,32 € | 4,86 €better |
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns by different routes: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB at 3600 MT/s at CL18, PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB at 3200 MT/s at CL16. A CAS number counts cycles rather than time, so a higher clock absorbs a looser one and the two arrive together — which is why these spec sheets look different and the memory does not.
Transfer rate
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is rated 3600 MT/s against 3200 MT/s for PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB — 28800 MB/s per module, against 25600 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.
Price and tracked history
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is tracked at 298,37 € — 9,32 € per gigabyte — and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB at 155,60 €, or 4,86 €. Both are 32GB kits, so the totals compare directly: PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB is 142,77 € less than Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB. At 298,37 €, Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is running 11% below its own 90-day median. At 155,60 €, PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB is running 7% below its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On the lighting question: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is published with RGB lighting, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB is published with RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 18-22-22-42, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB does not publish one. On error correction: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is published with no ECC, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB is published with no ECC. 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
At the prices tracked here PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB undercuts Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB, and the two are level on true latency at 10.00 ns. What that separation buys is a lower price, not a quicker kit — nothing on this page says it will feel any different in use.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB faster than PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB?
- Neither. Both come out at 10.00 ns of true latency: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL18 and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and the two reconcile to one figure.
- Which one costs less?
- PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB, at 155,60 € against 298,37 € — 142,77 € apart at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- At the prices tracked here PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB undercuts Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB, and the two are level on true latency at 10.00 ns. What that separation buys is a lower price, not a quicker kit — nothing on this page says it will feel any different in use.