Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB vs PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x8GB
Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x8GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | NetacShadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB | PNYXLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3200 | 3200 |
| 16 | 16 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | £110.99at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | — |
| Price per GB | £6.94 | — |
No tracked price for PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x8GB 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 2x8GB vs PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x8GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Neither spec sheet differs from the other on the two figures that decide it — 3200 MT/s at CL16 on each side — so the reconciled result is identical rather than merely close.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 3200 MT/s, which is 25600 MB/s per module, and both are published at CL16. Those are the two figures the true latency above is computed from, so it comes out the same for each.
Kit layout
Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB is published with no RGB lighting, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x8GB has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB is 16-20-20-40, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x8GB publishes none. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB has it, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x8GB 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
At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB faster than PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x8GB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and those two land in the same place.
- 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 — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.