Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x32GB CL16 RGB vs Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB
Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x32GB CL16 RGB and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | KingstonFURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x32GB CL16 RGB | PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 64 | 64 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3200 | 3600better |
| 16 | 18 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | 797,32 €at Amazon.es · captured 2026-09-13 | — |
| Price per GB | 12,46 € | — |
No tracked price for Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB 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.
Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x32GB CL16 RGB vs Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns by different routes: Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x32GB CL16 RGB at 3200 MT/s at CL16, Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB at 3600 MT/s at CL18. A CAS number counts cycles rather than time, so a higher clock absorbs a looser one and the two arrive together — which is why these spec sheets look different and the memory does not.
Transfer rate
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB is rated 3600 MT/s against 3200 MT/s for Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x32GB CL16 RGB — 28800 MB/s per module, against 25600 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
Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x32GB CL16 RGB ships as 2 × 32GB and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB 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: Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x32GB CL16 RGB is published with RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x32GB CL16 RGB runs 16-20-20, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB runs 18-22-22-42.
Which to buy
At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x32GB CL16 RGB faster than Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB?
- Neither. Both come out at 10.00 ns of true latency: Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x32GB CL16 RGB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16 and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x32GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL18, and the two reconcile to one figure.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.