G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38
On true latency Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 comes out ahead: 9.27 ns, where G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB takes 10.00 ns. Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is also the cheaper of the two at the prices tracked here, so it leads on both of the axes this page measures.
| Specification | G.SKILLTrident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB | PatriotViper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 8200better |
| 30 | 38 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 9.27better |
| Current best price | £666.78at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | £399.99betterat Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | £20.84 | £12.50better |
G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 in detail
True latency
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is the lower-latency kit at 9.27 ns against 10.00 ns for G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB, 0.73 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 Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30; Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38.
Transfer rate
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 carries the higher rating, 8200 MT/s to 6000 MT/s for G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB — 65600 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 Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB is tracked at £666.78, or £20.84 per gigabyte; Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 at £399.99, or £12.50. At the same 32GB, that puts Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 £266.79 less than G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB. Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38's £399.99 sits 20% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 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: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB has RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB is 30-40-40-96, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 publishes none.
Which to buy
Both axes this page measures point to Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38: 9.27 ns of true latency against 10.00 ns, and the lower of the two tracked prices.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38?
- Yes, on true latency: 9.27 ns for Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 against 10.00 ns for G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB. G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30 and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which one costs less?
- Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38, tracked at £399.99 against £666.78: £266.79 between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Both axes this page measures point to Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38: 9.27 ns of true latency against 10.00 ns, and the lower of the two tracked prices.