Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB
On true latency Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB comes out ahead: 14.29 ns, where Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB takes 15.38 ns. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is also the cheaper of the two at the prices tracked here, so it leads on both of the axes this page measures.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5200 | 5600better |
| 40 | 40 | |
| True latency (ns) | 15.38 | 14.29better |
| Current best price | 458,76 €at Amazon.fr · captured 2026-09-13 | 243,43 €betterat Amazon.fr · captured 2026-09-04 |
| Price per GB | 14,34 € | 7,61 €better |
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 14.29 ns against 15.38 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB, 1.10 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 DDR5-5200 2x16GB runs 5200 MT/s at CL40; Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40.
Transfer rate
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB carries the higher rating, 5600 MT/s to 5200 MT/s for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB — 44800 MB/s per module against 41600 MB/s. That is peak transfer rate, not access time. Both kits are published at CL40, so an identical count of cycles simply completes sooner at the higher clock, and the true latency above is the figure that compares directly.
Price and tracked history
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB is tracked at 458,76 €, or 14,34 € per gigabyte; Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB at 243,43 €, or 7,61 €. At the same 32GB, that puts Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB 215,33 € less than Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB's 458,76 € sits 7% under its own 90-day median. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB's 243,43 € sits 55% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB 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 DDR5-5200 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB publishes none, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is 40-40-40.
Which to buy
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB gives up nothing to Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB on what is measured here: quicker on true latency at 14.29 ns against 15.38 ns, and the cheaper of the two at the prices this site has tracked.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB faster than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 14.29 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB against 15.38 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB runs 5200 MT/s at CL40 and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which one costs less?
- Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB, tracked at 243,43 € against 458,76 €: 215,33 € between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB gives up nothing to Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 2x16GB on what is measured here: quicker on true latency at 14.29 ns against 15.38 ns, and the cheaper of the two at the prices this site has tracked.