G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB vs G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB and G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. The latency is level, and G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 is the one tracked at the lower price, so cost is the only difference.
| Specification | G.SKILLAegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB | G.SKILLRipjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3200 | 3600better |
| 16 | 18 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | 543,67 €at Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-13 | 255,69 €betterat Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | 16,99 € | 7,99 €better |
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB vs G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB gets there at 3200 MT/s at CL16, G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 at 3600 MT/s at CL18. 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
G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 carries the higher rating, 3600 MT/s to 3200 MT/s for G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB — 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.
Price and tracked history
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB is tracked at 543,67 €, or 16,99 € per gigabyte; G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 at 255,69 €, or 7,99 €. At the same 32GB, that puts G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 287,98 € less than G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB. G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB's 543,67 € sits 8% under its own 90-day median. G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18's 255,69 € sits 9% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB ships as 4 × 8GB, G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 ships as 2 × 16GB. A real difference, and not a ranking: more sticks fill more channels on a board that has them, while fewer sticks leave slots free for adding later. Which suits comes down to the board and to whether more memory is planned.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB is published with no RGB lighting, and G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB is 16-18-18-38, and G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 is 18-22-22-42. On error correction: G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB is published without ECC, and the catalog does not state whether G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 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
G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 costs less than G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB at the prices tracked here, and the two are identical on true latency at 10.00 ns. It is the cheaper kit, not the faster one — nothing here suggests it will feel quicker.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB faster than G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 runs 3600 MT/s at CL18, and those two land in the same place.
- Which one costs less?
- G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18, tracked at 255,69 € against 543,67 €: 287,98 € between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3600 2x16GB CL18 costs less than G.Skill Aegis DDR4-3200 4x8GB at the prices tracked here, and the two are identical on true latency at 10.00 ns. It is the cheaper kit, not the faster one — nothing here suggests it will feel quicker.