Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 has the lower true latency of the two at 9.27 ns, against 10.00 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB is the cheaper of the two at the prices tracked here, so each kit leads on one axis and neither leads on both.
| Specification | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB | PatriotViper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6400 | 8200better |
| 32 | 38 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 9.27better |
| Current best price | 581,96 €betterat Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-13 | 802,02 €at Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | 18,19 €better | 25,06 € |
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 in detail
True latency
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is the lower-latency kit at 9.27 ns, against 10.00 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB — a difference of 0.73 ns. That figure is what reconciles the two spec sheets: CAS latency counts clock cycles, so it only means something next to the clock it counts. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32; Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38.
Transfer rate
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is rated 8200 MT/s against 6400 MT/s for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB — 65600 MB/s per module, against 51200 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
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB is tracked at 581,96 € — 18,19 € per gigabyte — and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 at 802,02 €, or 25,06 €. Both are 32GB kits, so the totals compare directly: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB is 220,06 € less than Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38. At 802,02 €, Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is running 0% below its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 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: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 32-39-39, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 does not publish one. On error correction: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB is published with no ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 supports it. 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
There is no single answer here, because each kit leads on one axis. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB is the cheaper at the prices tracked here, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 the quicker on true latency at 9.27 ns against 10.00 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 Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38?
- Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is, on true latency: 9.27 ns against 10.00 ns. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32 and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
- Which one costs less?
- Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB, at 581,96 € against 802,02 € — 220,06 € apart at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- There is no single answer here, because each kit leads on one axis. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB is the cheaper at the prices tracked here, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 the quicker on true latency at 9.27 ns against 10.00 ns. Which matters more depends on the build and the budget, and that is not a call this page can make.