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G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB

G.SKILLTrident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB32 GB · 6400 MT/s · 32 CL · 10.00 ns
PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB32 GB · 6400 MT/s · 32 CL · 10.00 ns
In short

G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 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.

SpecificationG.SKILLTrident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GBPatriotViper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)64006400
3232
True latency (ns)10.0010.00
Current best price559,02 €at Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-09
Price per GB17,47 €

No tracked price for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 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.

G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB in detail

True latency

Both kits land on 10.00 ns. The two spec sheets state the same clock and the same CAS grade — 6400 MT/s at CL32 either way — and true latency is those two figures reconciled, so it comes out the same for each.

Transfer rate

Both kits are rated 6400 MT/s — 51200 MB/s per module — and both are published at CL32. The true latency above is computed from exactly those two figures, so it lands in the same place for each.

Kit layout

G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.

Lighting and timings

On the lighting question: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB is published with RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 32-39-39-102, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 32-40-40-84.

Which to buy

At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.

Common questions about this pair

Is G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB?
Neither. Both come out at 10.00 ns of true latency: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32 and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32, and the two reconcile to one figure.
Which of these two should I buy?
At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.
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