Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB and Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. Neither is quicker than the other; Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB is simply tracked at the lower price, and that is the whole of it.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB | NetacShadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3600better | 3200 |
| 18 | 16 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | £270.14at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-09 | £175.99betterat Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | £8.44 | £5.50better |
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns by different routes: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB at 3600 MT/s at CL18, Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB at 3200 MT/s at CL16. A CAS number counts cycles rather than time, so a higher clock absorbs a looser one and the two arrive together — which is why these spec sheets look different and the memory does not.
Transfer rate
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is rated 3600 MT/s against 3200 MT/s for Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB — 28800 MB/s per module, against 25600 MB/s. That is peak transfer rate, not access time: reaching a higher clock costs more cycles on each access, which is why the CAS numbers differ too, and why the true latency above is the figure that compares directly.
Price and tracked history
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is tracked at £270.14 — £8.44 per gigabyte — and Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB at £175.99, or £5.50. Both are 32GB kits, so the totals compare directly: Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB is £94.15 less than Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB. At £270.14, Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is running 9% below its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On the lighting question: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is published with RGB lighting, and Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 18-22-22-42, and Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 16-20-20-40. On error correction: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB is published with no ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB supports it. Whether ECC is worth having depends on the platform as much as the modules — the board and the CPU have to support it too.
Which to buy
Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 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 RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB faster than Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB?
- Neither. Both come out at 10.00 ns of true latency: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL18 and Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and the two reconcile to one figure.
- Which one costs less?
- Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB, at £175.99 against £270.14 — £94.15 apart at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 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.