G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB vs G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. The latency is level, and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB is the one tracked at the lower price, so cost is the only difference.
| Specification | G.SKILLRipjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB | G.SkillRipjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 64 | 64 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 6800better |
| 30 | 34 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | £1,279.99betterat Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | £2,219.35at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | £20.00better | £34.68 |
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB vs G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB gets there at 6000 MT/s at CL30, G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB at 6800 MT/s at CL34. CAS latency counts clock cycles rather than time, so a higher clock paired with a looser CAS number arrives at the same place — which is why these two spec sheets look different and the memory does not.
Transfer rate
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB carries the higher rating, 6800 MT/s to 6000 MT/s for G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB — 54400 MB/s per module against 48000 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.
Price and tracked history
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB is tracked at £1,279.99, or £20.00 per gigabyte; G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB at £2,219.35, or £34.68. At the same 64GB, that puts G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB £939.36 less than G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB.
Kit layout
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB ships as 2 × 32GB and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB ships as 2 × 32GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB is published with no RGB lighting, and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB is 30-40-40-96, and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB publishes none.
Which to buy
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB 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 G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB faster than G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30, G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x32GB runs 6800 MT/s at CL34, and those two land in the same place.
- Which one costs less?
- G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB, tracked at £1,279.99 against £2,219.35: £939.36 between them at the same 64GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB 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.