Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. The latency is level, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB is the one tracked at the lower price, so cost is the only difference.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance DDR5-6400 2x16GB | PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6400 | 6400 |
| 32 | 32 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | £479.99at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | £429.99betterat Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-04 |
| Price per GB | £15.00 | £13.44better |
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Neither spec sheet differs from the other on the two figures that decide it — 6400 MT/s at CL32 on each side — so the reconciled result is identical rather than merely close.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 6400 MT/s, which is 51200 MB/s per module, and both are published at CL32. Those are the two figures the true latency above is computed from, so it comes out the same for each.
Price and tracked history
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x16GB is tracked at £479.99, or £15.00 per gigabyte; Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB at £429.99, or £13.44. At the same 32GB, that puts Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB £50.00 less than Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x16GB.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x16GB is 32-40-40-84, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB is 32-40-40-84.
Which to buy
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB leads on price alone. The two reconcile to the same 10.00 ns of true latency, so what separates them is only what this site has tracked them at. Cheaper, then, and not faster; this page claims nothing more.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32, and those two land in the same place.
- Which one costs less?
- Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB, tracked at £429.99 against £479.99: £50.00 between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB leads on price alone. The two reconcile to the same 10.00 ns of true latency, so what separates them is only what this site has tracked them at. Cheaper, then, and not faster; this page claims nothing more.