ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB vs V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB

ADATAXPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB32 GB · 6400 MT/s · 40 CL · 12.50 nsLeads on Speed
V-ColorManta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB32 GB · 6000 MT/s · 36 CL · 12.00 nsLeads on True latency
In short

On true latency V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB comes out ahead: 12.00 ns, where ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB takes 12.50 ns. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.

SpecificationADATAXPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GBV-ColorManta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)6400better6000
4036
True latency (ns)12.5012.00better
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Price per GB

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ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB vs V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB in detail

True latency

V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 12.00 ns against 12.50 ns for ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB, 0.50 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. ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL40; V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL36.

Transfer rate

ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB carries the higher rating, 6400 MT/s to 6000 MT/s for V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB — 51200 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.

Kit layout

ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.

Lighting and timings

On lighting: ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB has RGB lighting, and V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB publishes none, and V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB is 36-38-38-76.

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 V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB has the lower true latency, 12.00 ns.

Common questions about this pair

Is ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB faster than V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB?
Yes, on true latency: 12.00 ns for V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB against 12.50 ns for ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB. ADATA XPG Caster RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL40 and V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL36, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not 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 V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 2x16GB has the lower true latency, 12.00 ns.
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