Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB vs Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB
10.00 ns of true latency for Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB against 13.75 ns for Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB is tracked at the lower price, so the two split the axes this page measures, one each.
| Specification | PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB | TimetecPremium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3200 | 3200 |
| 16 | 22 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00better | 13.75 |
| Current best price | 119,99 €at Amazon.es · captured 2026-09-13 | 108,99 €betterat Amazon.es · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | 7,50 € | 6,81 €better |
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB vs Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB in detail
True latency
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 10.00 ns against 13.75 ns for Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB, 3.75 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. Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16; Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 3200 MT/s, or 25600 MB/s per module. They part company on CAS latency instead of on clock, so the true-latency figures above are what tells them apart.
Price and tracked history
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB is tracked at 119,99 €, or 7,50 € per gigabyte; Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB at 108,99 €, or 6,81 €. At the same 16GB, that puts Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB 11,00 € less than Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB. Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB's 108,99 € sits 7% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB ships as 2 × 8GB and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Voltage
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB is specified at 1.35 V and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB at 1.2 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB is 16-20-20-40, and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB publishes none. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB has it, and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB is published without ECC. 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. Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB is the cheaper at the prices tracked here, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB the quicker on true latency at 10.00 ns against 13.75 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 Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB faster than Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 10.00 ns for Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB against 13.75 ns for Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB. Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16 and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which one costs less?
- Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB, tracked at 108,99 € against 119,99 €: 11,00 € between them at the same 16GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- There is no single answer here, because each kit leads on one axis. Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB is the cheaper at the prices tracked here, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB the quicker on true latency at 10.00 ns against 13.75 ns. Which matters more depends on the build and the budget, and that is not a call this page can make.