Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB vs Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB
10.00 ns of true latency for Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB against 13.75 ns for Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB | TimetecPremium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3200 | 3200 |
| 16 | 22 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00better | 13.75 |
| Current best price | £99.99at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | — |
| Price per GB | £6.25 | — |
No tracked price for Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 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.
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB vs Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB in detail
True latency
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 10.00 ns against 13.75 ns for Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB, 3.75 ns between them. That is the figure that reconciles the two spec sheets: a CAS number counts cycles, and cycles mean nothing apart from the rate they are counted at. Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16; Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 3200 MT/s, or 25600 MB/s per module. They part company on CAS latency instead of on clock, so the true-latency figures above are what tells them apart.
Kit layout
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB ships as 2 × 8GB and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Voltage
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB is specified at 1.35 V and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB at 1.2 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB is 16-20-20-40, and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB publishes none. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB has it, and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 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
The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB is the quicker at 10.00 ns of true latency.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB faster than Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 10.00 ns for Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB against 13.75 ns for Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB. Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16 and Timetec Premium DDR4-3200 UDIMM 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so no buying answer follows: which is worth more turns on what each costs, and that figure is the one missing. On the specifications alone, Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB is the quicker at 10.00 ns of true latency.