G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34
10.30 ns of true latency for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 against 10.67 ns for G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. The lower tracked price belongs to G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32, which leaves each kit ahead on one axis and neither ahead on both.
| Specification | G.SKILLTrident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 | PatriotViper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 6600better |
| 32 | 34 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.67 | 10.30better |
| Current best price | 624,24 €betterat Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-11 | 639,95 €at Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | 19,51 €better | 20,00 € |
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 in detail
True latency
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 is the lower-latency kit at 10.30 ns against 10.67 ns for G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32, 0.36 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. G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 runs 6000 MT/s at CL32; Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 runs 6600 MT/s at CL34.
Transfer rate
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 carries the higher rating, 6600 MT/s to 6000 MT/s for G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 — 52800 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.
Price and tracked history
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 is tracked at 624,24 €, or 19,51 € per gigabyte; Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 at 639,95 €, or 20,00 €. At the same 32GB, that puts G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 15,71 € less than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34. G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32's 624,24 € sits 18% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 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: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 has RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 is 30-38-38-96, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 publishes none. On error correction: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 is published without ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 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
There is no single answer here, because each kit leads on one axis. G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 is the cheaper at the prices tracked here, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 the quicker on true latency at 10.30 ns against 10.67 ns. Which matters more depends on the build and the budget, and that is not a call this page can make.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34?
- Yes, on true latency: 10.30 ns for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 against 10.67 ns for G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32. G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 runs 6000 MT/s at CL32 and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 runs 6600 MT/s at CL34, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which one costs less?
- G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32, tracked at 624,24 € against 639,95 €: 15,71 € between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- There is no single answer here, because each kit leads on one axis. G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 is the cheaper at the prices tracked here, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 the quicker on true latency at 10.30 ns against 10.67 ns. Which matters more depends on the build and the budget, and that is not a call this page can make.