Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB
On true latency Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB comes out ahead: 10.00 ns, where Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 takes 12.00 ns. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 | PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 6000 |
| 36 | 30 | |
| True latency (ns) | 12.00 | 10.00better |
| Current best price | — | £212.99at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | — | £13.31 |
No tracked price for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 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 RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB in detail
True latency
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB is the lower-latency kit at 10.00 ns, against 12.00 ns for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 — a difference of 2.00 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. Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36; Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 6000 MT/s, which is 48000 MB/s per module. Their spec sheets part company on CAS latency rather than on clock, so the true-latency figures above are what separates them.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 ships as 2 × 8GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Voltage
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 is specified at 1.4 V and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB at 1.35 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile asks the board for.
Lighting and timings
On the lighting question: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 is published with RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB is published with RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 runs 30-36-36-76, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB runs 30-40-40-76.
Which to buy
The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB is the quicker at 10.00 ns of true latency.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB?
- Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB is, on true latency: 10.00 ns against 12.00 ns. Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36 and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL30 RGB is the quicker at 10.00 ns of true latency.