Lexar ARES 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 Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB takes 10.00 ns. Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is tracked at the lower price as well, so it leads on both axes this page measures.
| Specification | LexarARES 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 | £593.99at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | £399.99betterat Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | £18.56 | £12.50better |
Lexar ARES 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 Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB — a difference of 0.73 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. Lexar ARES 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 is rated 8200 MT/s against 6000 MT/s for Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB — 65600 MB/s per module, against 48000 MB/s. That is peak transfer rate, not access time: reaching a higher clock costs more cycles on each access, which is why the CAS numbers differ too, and why the true latency above is the figure that compares directly.
Price and tracked history
Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB is tracked at £593.99 — £18.56 per gigabyte — and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 at £399.99, or £12.50. Both are 32GB kits, so the totals compare directly: Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is £194.00 less than Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB. At £399.99, Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is running 20% below its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Lexar ARES 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 either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Lighting and timings
On the lighting question: Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB is published with RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 30-38-38-76, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 does not publish one.
Which to buy
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 leads Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB on both of the axes this page measures: the lower true latency, 9.27 ns against 10.00 ns, and the lower price of the two at what this site has tracked.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38?
- Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is, on true latency: 9.27 ns against 10.00 ns. Lexar ARES 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; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
- Which one costs less?
- Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38, at £399.99 against £593.99 — £194.00 apart at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 leads Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB on both of the axes this page measures: the lower true latency, 9.27 ns against 10.00 ns, and the lower price of the two at what this site has tracked.