Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36

CrucialPro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL4064 GB · 6400 MT/s · 40 CL · 12.50 nsLeads on Speed
PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL3664 GB · 6000 MT/s · 36 CL · 12.00 nsLeads on True latency
In short

12.00 ns of true latency for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 against 12.50 ns for Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.

SpecificationCrucialPro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36
Capacity (GB)6464
Speed (MT/s)6400better6000
4036
True latency (ns)12.5012.00better
Current best price899,99 €at Amazon.es · captured 2026-09-02
Price per GB14,06 €

No tracked price for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 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.

Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 in detail

True latency

Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 is the lower-latency kit at 12.00 ns, against 12.50 ns for Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40 — a difference of 0.50 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. Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40 runs 6400 MT/s at CL40; Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36.

Transfer rate

Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40 is rated 6400 MT/s against 6000 MT/s for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 — 51200 MB/s per module, against 48000 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

Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40 ships as 2 × 32GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 ships as 2 × 32GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.

Lighting and timings

On the lighting question: Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40 does not have RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40 runs 32-40-40-103, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 runs 30-40-40-76.

Which to buy

The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 is the quicker at 12.00 ns of true latency.

Common questions about this pair

Is Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40 faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36?
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 is, on true latency: 12.00 ns against 12.50 ns. Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 Overclocking Memory 2x32GB CL40 runs 6400 MT/s at CL40 and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
Which of these two should I buy?
The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 is the quicker at 12.00 ns of true latency.
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