Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 vs Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB
On true latency Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 comes out ahead: 12.00 ns, where Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB takes 13.75 ns. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 | MushkinEssentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 64 | 64 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 2666 | 3200better |
| 16 | 22 | |
| True latency (ns) | 12.00better | 13.75 |
| Current best price | 780,56 €at Amazon.fr · captured 2026-09-13 | — |
| Price per GB | 12,20 € | — |
No tracked price for Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 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.
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 vs Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB in detail
True latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 is the lower-latency kit at 12.00 ns against 13.75 ns for Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB, 1.75 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. Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 runs 2666 MT/s at CL16; Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22.
Transfer rate
Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB carries the higher rating, 3200 MT/s to 2666 MT/s for Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 — 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.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 ships as 4 × 16GB, Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB ships as 2 × 32GB. A real difference, and not a ranking: more sticks fill more channels on a board that has them, while fewer sticks leave slots free for adding later. Which suits comes down to the board and to whether more memory is planned.
Voltage
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 is specified at 1.35 V and Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB at 1.2 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 is published with no RGB lighting, and Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 is 16-20-20-38, and Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB is 22-22-22-52. On error correction: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 is published without ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB has it. 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
The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 is the quicker at 12.00 ns of true latency.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 faster than Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 12.00 ns for Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 against 13.75 ns for Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB. Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 runs 2666 MT/s at CL16 and Mushkin Essentials DDR4-3200 2x32GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 4x16GB 2666 CL16 is the quicker at 12.00 ns of true latency.