Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB vs Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36

CorsairVengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB96 GB · 5600 MT/s · 40 CL · 14.29 ns
CorsairVengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL3696 GB · 6000 MT/s · 36 CL · 12.00 nsLeads on Speed
In short

On true latency Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 comes out ahead: 12.00 ns, where Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB takes 14.29 ns. Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 is also the cheaper of the two at the prices tracked here, so it leads on both of the axes this page measures.

SpecificationCorsairVengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GBCorsairVengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36
Capacity (GB)9696
Speed (MT/s)56006000better
4036
True latency (ns)14.2912.00better
Current best price1620,22 €at Amazon.es · captured 2026-09-131550,99 €betterat Amazon.es · captured 2026-09-13
Price per GB16,88 €16,16 €better

Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB vs Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 in detail

True latency

Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 is the lower-latency kit at 12.00 ns against 14.29 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB, 2.29 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. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40; Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36.

Transfer rate

Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 carries the higher rating, 6000 MT/s to 5600 MT/s for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB — 48000 MB/s per module against 44800 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

Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB is tracked at 1620,22 €, or 16,88 € per gigabyte; Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 at 1550,99 €, or 16,16 €. At the same 96GB, that puts Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 69,23 € less than Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB.

Kit layout

Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB ships as 2 × 48GB and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 ships as 2 × 48GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.

Voltage

Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB is specified at 1.25 V and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 at 1.4 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.

Lighting and timings

On lighting: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB is 40-40-40-77, and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 is 36-44-44-96.

Which to buy

Both axes this page measures point to Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36: 12.00 ns of true latency against 14.29 ns, and the lower of the two tracked prices.

Common questions about this pair

Is Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB faster than Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36?
Yes, on true latency: 12.00 ns for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 against 14.29 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x48GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40 and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
Which one costs less?
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36, tracked at 1550,99 € against 1620,22 €: 69,23 € between them at the same 96GB.
Which of these two should I buy?
Both axes this page measures point to Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x48GB CL36: 12.00 ns of true latency against 14.29 ns, and the lower of the two tracked prices.
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