Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB vs PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB
On true latency Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB comes out ahead: 10.00 ns, where PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB takes 13.75 ns. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.
| Specification | NetacShadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB | PNYPerformance DDR4-3200 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3200 | 3200 |
| 16 | 22 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00better | 13.75 |
| Current best price | £175.99at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | — |
| Price per GB | £5.50 | — |
No tracked price for PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB at the moment. Nothing has been captured for it that this page will stand behind, so its price cells stay empty rather than carrying a stale figure.
Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB vs PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 10.00 ns, against 13.75 ns for PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB — a difference of 3.75 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. Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16; PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 3200 MT/s, which is 25600 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.
Kit layout
Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Voltage
Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB is specified at 1.35 V and PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB at 1.2 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile asks the board for.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On the lighting question: Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 16-20-20-40, and PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB does not publish one. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB supports it, and PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB is published with no ECC. Whether ECC is worth having depends on the platform as much as the modules — the board and the CPU have to support it too.
Which to buy
At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give: which is worth more depends on what each costs, and that is exactly what is missing. On specifications alone, Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB has the lower true latency at 10.00 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB faster than PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB?
- Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB is, on true latency: 10.00 ns against 13.75 ns. Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16 and PNY Performance DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than time.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give: which is worth more depends on what each costs, and that is exactly what is missing. On specifications alone, Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x16GB has the lower true latency at 10.00 ns.