Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 vs Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 and Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36 arrive at the same true latency, 12.86 ns apiece. Neither is quicker than the other; Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 is simply tracked at the lower price, and that is the whole of it.
| Specification | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 | PatriotViper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5600 | 5600 |
| 36 | 36 | |
| True latency (ns) | 12.86 | 12.86 |
| Current best price | 292,99 €betterat Amazon.fr · captured 2026-09-13 | 323,55 €at Amazon.fr · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | 18,31 €better | 20,22 € |
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 vs Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36 in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 12.86 ns. Neither spec sheet differs from the other on the two figures that decide it — 5600 MT/s at CL36 on each side — so the reconciled result is identical rather than merely close.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 5600 MT/s, which is 44800 MB/s per module, and both are published at CL36. Those are the two figures the true latency above is computed from, so it comes out the same for each.
Price and tracked history
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 is tracked at 292,99 €, or 18,31 € per gigabyte; Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36 at 323,55 €, or 20,22 €. At the same 16GB, that puts Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 30,56 € less than Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36's 292,99 € sits 27% under its own 90-day median. Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36's 323,55 € sits 2% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 ships as 2 × 8GB and Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36 ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Voltage
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 is specified at 1.25 V and Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36 at 1.35 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 is published with no RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36 is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 is 36-38-38, and Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36 is 30-40-40-76.
Which to buy
At the prices tracked here Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 undercuts Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36, and the two are level on true latency at 12.86 ns. What that separation buys is a lower price, not a quicker kit — nothing on this page says it will feel any different in use.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 faster than Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36?
- Neither is. Both work out at 12.86 ns of true latency — Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 runs 5600 MT/s at CL36, Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36 runs 5600 MT/s at CL36, and those two land in the same place.
- Which one costs less?
- Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36, tracked at 292,99 € against 323,55 €: 30,56 € between them at the same 16GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- At the prices tracked here Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 1x16GB CL36 undercuts Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5600 CL36, and the two are level on true latency at 12.86 ns. What that separation buys is a lower price, not a quicker kit — nothing on this page says it will feel any different in use.