Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB vs Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB
On true latency Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB comes out ahead: 14.29 ns, where Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB takes 16.43 ns. The lower tracked price belongs to Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB, which leaves each kit ahead on one axis and neither ahead on both.
| Specification | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB | PatriotSignature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5600 | 5600 |
| 40 | 46 | |
| True latency (ns) | 14.29better | 16.43 |
| Current best price | £499.95at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | £325.68betterat Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-04 |
| Price per GB | £15.62 | £10.18better |
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB vs Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 14.29 ns, against 16.43 ns for Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB — a difference of 2.14 ns. That figure is what reconciles the two spec sheets: CAS latency counts clock cycles, so it only means something next to the clock it counts. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40; Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL46.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 5600 MT/s, which is 44800 MB/s per module. Their spec sheets part company on CAS latency rather than on clock, so the true-latency figures above are what separates them.
Price and tracked history
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is tracked at £499.95 — £15.62 per gigabyte — and Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB at £325.68, or £10.18. Both are 32GB kits, so the totals compare directly: Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB is £174.27 less than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB. At £325.68, Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB is running 48% below its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Voltage
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is specified at 1.25 V and Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB at 1.1 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile asks the board for.
Lighting and timings
On the lighting question: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 40-40-40, and Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 46-46-46-90.
Which to buy
The two split the axes this page measures, so no one kit is the answer. The lower tracked price belongs to Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB; the lower true latency to Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB, 14.29 ns against 16.43 ns. Weighing money against latency is a decision about the machine, and it stays with the reader.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB faster than Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB?
- Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB is, on true latency: 14.29 ns against 16.43 ns. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL40 and Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB runs 5600 MT/s at CL46; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
- Which one costs less?
- Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB, at £325.68 against £499.95 — £174.27 apart at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- The two split the axes this page measures, so no one kit is the answer. The lower tracked price belongs to Patriot Signature Line DDR5-5600 2x16GB; the lower true latency to Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5600 2x16GB, 14.29 ns against 16.43 ns. Weighing money against latency is a decision about the machine, and it stays with the reader.