ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB
On true latency Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB comes out ahead: 14.29 ns, where ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 takes 14.62 ns. The lower tracked price belongs to ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38, which leaves each kit ahead on one axis and neither ahead on both.
| Specification | ADATAXPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5200 | 5600better |
| 38 | 40 | |
| True latency (ns) | 14.62 | 14.29better |
| Current best price | £219.00betterat Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | £278.11at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | £13.69better | £17.38 |
ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB in detail
True latency
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB is the lower-latency kit at 14.29 ns against 14.62 ns for ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38, 0.33 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. ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 runs 5200 MT/s at CL38; Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40.
Transfer rate
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB carries the higher rating, 5600 MT/s to 5200 MT/s for ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 — 44800 MB/s per module against 41600 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.
Price and tracked history
ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 is tracked at £219.00, or £13.69 per gigabyte; Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB at £278.11, or £17.38. At the same 16GB, that puts ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 £59.11 less than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB.
Kit layout
ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 ships as 2 × 8GB and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Voltage
ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 is specified at 1.35 V and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB at 1.25 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 is published with no RGB lighting, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 publishes none, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB is 40-40-40.
Which to buy
There is no single answer here, because each kit leads on one axis. ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 is the cheaper at the prices tracked here, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB the quicker on true latency at 14.29 ns against 14.62 ns. Which matters more depends on the build and the budget, and that is not a call this page can make.
Common questions about this pair
- Is ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 faster than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 14.29 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB against 14.62 ns for ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38. ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 runs 5200 MT/s at CL38 and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB 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?
- ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38, tracked at £219.00 against £278.11: £59.11 between them at the same 16GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- There is no single answer here, because each kit leads on one axis. ADATA XPG Lancer Blade DDR5-6000 1x16GB 5200 CL38 is the cheaper at the prices tracked here, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x8GB the quicker on true latency at 14.29 ns against 14.62 ns. Which matters more depends on the build and the budget, and that is not a call this page can make.