G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 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 G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB is tracked at the lower price, so the two split the axes this page measures, one each.
| Specification | G.SKILLFlare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB | PatriotViper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 8200better |
| 30 | 38 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 9.27better |
| Current best price | 642,54 €betterat Amazon.es · captured 2026-09-13 | 1049,99 €at Amazon.es · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | 20,08 €better | 32,81 € |
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 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 G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB, 0.73 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. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30; 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 carries the higher rating, 8200 MT/s to 6000 MT/s for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB — 65600 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.
Price and tracked history
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB is tracked at 642,54 €, or 20,08 € per gigabyte; Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 at 1049,99 €, or 32,81 €. At the same 32GB, that puts G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB 407,45 € less than Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB's 642,54 € sits 1% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB is 30-38-38-96, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 publishes none. On error correction: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB is published without ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 has it. ECC is a board and CPU feature as much as a module one, so it is worth having only where the platform can use it.
Which to buy
There is no single answer here, because each kit leads on one axis. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 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 G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38?
- Yes, on true latency: 9.27 ns for Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 against 10.00 ns for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30 and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which one costs less?
- G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x16GB, tracked at 642,54 € against 1049,99 €: 407,45 € between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- There is no single answer here, because each kit leads on one axis. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 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.