Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB vs G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB
14.29 ns of true latency for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB against 15.38 ns for G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB 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 DDR5-5600 2x32GB | G.SkillRipjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 64 | 64 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5600better | 5200 |
| 40 | 40 | |
| True latency (ns) | 14.29better | 15.38 |
| Current best price | 808,62 €betterat Amazon.fr · captured 2026-09-09 | 1 025,54 €at Amazon.fr · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | 12,63 €better | 16,02 € |
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB vs G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB in detail
True latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB is the lower-latency kit at 14.29 ns against 15.38 ns for G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB, 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 DDR5-5600 2x32GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40; G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB runs 5200 MT/s at CL40.
Transfer rate
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB carries the higher rating, 5600 MT/s to 5200 MT/s for G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB — 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 DDR5-5600 2x32GB is tracked at 808,62 €, or 12,63 € per gigabyte; G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB at 1 025,54 €, or 16,02 €. At the same 64GB, that puts Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB 216,92 € less than G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB's 808,62 € sits 24% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB ships as 2 × 32GB and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB ships as 2 × 32GB — 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 DDR5-5600 2x32GB is published with no RGB lighting, and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB is 40-40-40-77, and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB publishes none.
Which to buy
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB gives up nothing to G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB 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 DDR5-5600 2x32GB faster than G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 14.29 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB against 15.38 ns for G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40 and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB runs 5200 MT/s at CL40, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which one costs less?
- Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB, tracked at 808,62 € against 1 025,54 €: 216,92 € between them at the same 64GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x32GB gives up nothing to G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-5200 2x32GB 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.