Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB vs TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB

KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB32 GB · 5600 MT/s · 40 CL · 14.29 nsLeads on Speed
TeamGroupElite DDR5-4800 2x16GB32 GB · 4800 MT/s · 40 CL · 16.67 ns
In short

On true latency Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB comes out ahead: 14.29 ns, where TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB takes 16.67 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.

SpecificationKingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GBTeamGroupElite DDR5-4800 2x16GB
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)5600better4800
4040
True latency (ns)14.29better16.67
Current best price243,43 €betterat Amazon.fr · captured 2026-09-04481,69 €at Amazon.fr · captured 2026-09-12
Price per GB7,61 €better15,05 €

Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB vs TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB in detail

True latency

Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 14.29 ns, against 16.67 ns for TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB — a difference of 2.38 ns. That figure is what reconciles the two spec sheets: CAS latency counts clock cycles, so it only means something next to the clock it counts. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40; TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB runs 4800 MT/s at CL40.

Transfer rate

Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is rated 5600 MT/s against 4800 MT/s for TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB — 44800 MB/s per module, against 38400 MB/s. That is peak transfer rate, not access time. Both kits are published at CL40, so the same count of cycles takes less time at the higher clock, and the true latency above is the directly comparable figure.

Price and tracked history

Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is tracked at 243,43 € — 7,61 € per gigabyte — and TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB at 481,69 €, or 15,05 €. Both are 32GB kits, so the totals compare directly: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is 238,26 € less than TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB. At 243,43 €, Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is running 55% below its own 90-day median.

Kit layout

Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.

Voltage

Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is specified at 1.25 V and TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB at 1.1 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile asks the board for.

Lighting and timings

On the lighting question: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 40-40-40, and TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB does not publish one.

Which to buy

Both axes this page measures point to Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB: 14.29 ns of true latency against 16.67 ns, and the lower of the two tracked prices.

Common questions about this pair

Is Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB faster than TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB?
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is, on true latency: 14.29 ns against 16.67 ns. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40 and TeamGroup Elite DDR5-4800 2x16GB runs 4800 MT/s at CL40; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
Which one costs less?
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB, at 243,43 € against 481,69 € — 238,26 € apart at the same 32GB.
Which of these two should I buy?
Both axes this page measures point to Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB: 14.29 ns of true latency against 16.67 ns, and the lower of the two tracked prices.
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