Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38
9.27 ns of true latency for Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 against 10.00 ns for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | PatriotViper Venom 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 | — | 802,02 €at Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | — | 25,06 € |
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.
Patriot Viper Venom 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 Patriot Viper Venom 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. Patriot Viper Venom 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 Patriot Viper Venom 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.
Kit layout
Patriot Viper Venom 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 and timings
On the lighting question: Patriot Viper Venom 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: Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 32-40-40-84, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 does not publish one.
Which to buy
Without a tracked price for both, this page cannot say which to buy — the answer depends on cost, and cost is what is absent. What the specifications do say is that Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 has the lower true latency, 9.27 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Patriot Viper Venom 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. Patriot Viper Venom 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 of these two should I buy?
- Without a tracked price for both, this page cannot say which to buy — the answer depends on cost, and cost is what is absent. What the specifications do say is that Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 has the lower true latency, 9.27 ns.