Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB vs G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB
Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.
| Specification | CrucialPro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB | G.SKILLFlare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6400better | 6000 |
| 32 | 30 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | — | 585,17 €at Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-09 |
| Price per GB | — | 18,29 € |
No tracked price for Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB at the moment. Nothing has been captured for it that this page will stand behind, so its price cells stay empty rather than carrying a stale figure.
Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB vs G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB gets there at 6400 MT/s at CL32, G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB at 6000 MT/s at CL30. 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
Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB carries the higher rating, 6400 MT/s to 6000 MT/s for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB — 51200 MB/s per module against 48000 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
Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB is 32-40-40-103, and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB is 30-38-38-96. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB has it, and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB is published without ECC. 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
No buying answer is possible while at least one of the two has no tracked price. The specifications do not decide it either — both land on 10.00 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB faster than G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32, G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30, and those two land in the same place.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- No buying answer is possible while at least one of the two has no tracked price. The specifications do not decide it either — both land on 10.00 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.