Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 vs G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB
On true latency Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 comes out ahead: 13.50 ns, where G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB takes 13.75 ns. The lower tracked price belongs to G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB, which leaves each kit ahead on one axis and neither ahead on both.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 | G.SkillRipjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 2666 | 3200better |
| 18 | 22 | |
| True latency (ns) | 13.50better | 13.75 |
| Current best price | 361,00 €at Amazon.fr · captured 2026-09-13 | 216,37 €betterat Amazon.fr · captured 2026-09-11 |
| Price per GB | 11,28 € | 6,76 €better |
Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 vs G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB in detail
True latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 is the lower-latency kit at 13.50 ns against 13.75 ns for G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB, 0.25 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 DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 runs 2666 MT/s at CL18; G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22.
Transfer rate
G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB carries the higher rating, 3200 MT/s to 2666 MT/s for Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 — 25600 MB/s per module against 21328 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 DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 is tracked at 361,00 €, or 11,28 € per gigabyte; G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB at 216,37 €, or 6,76 €. At the same 32GB, that puts G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB 144,63 € less than Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 ships as 2 × 16GB and G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 is published with no RGB lighting, and G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 is 22-22-22-53, and G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB is 22-22-22-52.
Which to buy
The two split the axes this page measures, so no one kit is the answer. The lower tracked price belongs to G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB; the lower true latency to Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18, 13.50 ns against 13.75 ns. Weighing money against latency is a decision about the machine, and it stays with the reader.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 faster than G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 13.50 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 against 13.75 ns for G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB. Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18 runs 2666 MT/s at CL18 and G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB 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?
- G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB, tracked at 216,37 € against 361,00 €: 144,63 € between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- The two split the axes this page measures, so no one kit is the answer. The lower tracked price belongs to G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4-3200 SODIMM 1x32GB; the lower true latency to Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200 SODIMM 2x16GB 2666 CL18, 13.50 ns against 13.75 ns. Weighing money against latency is a decision about the machine, and it stays with the reader.