Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x16GB vs Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 has the lower true latency of the two at 12.67 ns, against 14.29 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x16GB. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance DDR5-5600 2x16GB | CorsairVengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5600 | 6000better |
| 40 | 38 | |
| True latency (ns) | 14.29 | 12.67better |
| Current best price | £440.00at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | — |
| Price per GB | £13.75 | — |
No tracked price for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 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 DDR5-5600 2x16GB vs Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 in detail
True latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 is the lower-latency kit at 12.67 ns against 14.29 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x16GB, 1.62 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 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40; Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 runs 6000 MT/s at CL38.
Transfer rate
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 carries the higher rating, 6000 MT/s to 5600 MT/s for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x16GB — 48000 MB/s per module against 44800 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 DDR5-5600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Voltage
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x16GB is specified at 1.25 V and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 at 1.4 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x16GB is 40-40-40-77, and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 is 38-44-44-96.
Which to buy
Without a tracked price for both, this page cannot say which to buy — the answer depends on cost, and cost is what is absent. What the specifications do say is that Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 has the lower true latency, 12.67 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x16GB faster than Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38?
- Yes, on true latency: 12.67 ns for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 against 14.29 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x16GB. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40 and Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 runs 6000 MT/s at CL38, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Without a tracked price for both, this page cannot say which to buy — the answer depends on cost, and cost is what is absent. What the specifications do say is that Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL38 has the lower true latency, 12.67 ns.