Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB is the cheaper of the two at the prices tracked here, so what separates them is cost and not speed.
| Specification | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 6400better |
| 30 | 32 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | £570.41at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | £450.94betterat Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | £17.83 | £14.09better |
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 gets there at 6000 MT/s at CL30, Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB at 6400 MT/s at CL32. 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 DDR5-6400 2x16GB carries the higher rating, 6400 MT/s to 6000 MT/s for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 — 51200 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
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 is tracked at £570.41, or £17.83 per gigabyte; Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB at £450.94, or £14.09. At the same 32GB, that puts Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB £119.47 less than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB's £450.94 sits 5% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 ships as 2 × 16GB and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 is published with no RGB lighting, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 is 30-36-36, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB is 32-39-39. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 has it, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB is published without ECC. 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
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB costs less than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 at the prices tracked here, and the two are identical on true latency at 10.00 ns. It is the cheaper kit, not the faster one — nothing here suggests it will feel quicker.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 faster than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 runs 6000 MT/s at CL30, Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32, and those two land in the same place.
- Which one costs less?
- Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB, tracked at £450.94 against £570.41: £119.47 between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6400 2x16GB costs less than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 1x32GB CL30 at the prices tracked here, and the two are identical on true latency at 10.00 ns. It is the cheaper kit, not the faster one — nothing here suggests it will feel quicker.