G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 vs Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB
On true latency G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 comes out ahead: 12.00 ns, where Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB takes 12.67 ns. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | G.SKILLFlare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 | Silicon PowerStorm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 64 | 64 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 6000 |
| 36 | 38 | |
| True latency (ns) | 12.00better | 12.67 |
| Current best price | £1,161.81at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-14 | — |
| Price per GB | £18.15 | — |
No tracked price for Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB 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.
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 vs Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB in detail
True latency
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 is the lower-latency kit at 12.00 ns against 12.67 ns for Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB, 0.67 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. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36; Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL38.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 6000 MT/s, or 48000 MB/s per module. They part company on CAS latency instead of on clock, so the true-latency figures above are what tells them apart.
Kit layout
G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 ships as 2 × 32GB and Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB ships as 2 × 32GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 is published with no RGB lighting, and Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 is 36-36-36-96, and Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB publishes none. On error correction: G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 is published without ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB has it. ECC is a board and CPU feature as much as a module one, so it is worth having only where the platform can use it.
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 G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 has the lower true latency, 12.00 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 faster than Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 12.00 ns for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 against 12.67 ns for Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB. G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36 and Silicon Power Storm RGB DDR5-6000 CL38 2x32GB 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 G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB CL36 has the lower true latency, 12.00 ns.