Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 vs Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB
Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. The latency is level, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 is the one tracked at the lower price, so cost is the only difference.
| Specification | KingstonFURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 | PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3600better | 3200 |
| 18 | 16 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | £341.32betterat Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | £368.03at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | £10.67better | £11.50 |
Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 vs Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 gets there at 3600 MT/s at CL18, Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB at 3200 MT/s at CL16. 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
Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 carries the higher rating, 3600 MT/s to 3200 MT/s for Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB — 28800 MB/s per module against 25600 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
Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 is tracked at £341.32, or £10.67 per gigabyte; Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB at £368.03, or £11.50. At the same 32GB, that puts Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 £26.71 less than Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB. Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18's £341.32 sits 2% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB 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: Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 is published with no RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 publishes none, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB is 16-20-20-40.
Which to buy
At the prices tracked here Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 undercuts Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB, and the two are level on true latency at 10.00 ns. What that separation buys is a lower price, not a quicker kit — nothing on this page says it will feel any different in use.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 faster than Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 runs 3600 MT/s at CL18, Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and those two land in the same place.
- Which one costs less?
- Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18, tracked at £341.32 against £368.03: £26.71 between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- At the prices tracked here Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 2x16GB 3600 CL18 undercuts Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x32GB, and the two are level on true latency at 10.00 ns. What that separation buys is a lower price, not a quicker kit — nothing on this page says it will feel any different in use.