Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB and Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB is the cheaper of the two at the prices tracked here, so what separates them is cost and not speed.
| Specification | PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB | PatriotViper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3600better | 3200 |
| 18 | 16 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | £209.99betterat Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-11 | £236.82at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | £6.56better | £7.40 |
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB gets there at 3600 MT/s at CL18, Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB at 3200 MT/s at CL16. 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
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB carries the higher rating, 3600 MT/s to 3200 MT/s for Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB — 28800 MB/s per module against 25600 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
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB is tracked at £209.99, or £6.56 per gigabyte; Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB at £236.82, or £7.40. At the same 32GB, that puts Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB £26.83 less than Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB. Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB's £209.99 sits 4% under its own 90-day median. Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB's £236.82 sits 8% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB is 18-22-22-42, and Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB is 16-20-20-40.
Which to buy
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB costs less than Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB 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 Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL18, Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and those two land in the same place.
- Which one costs less?
- Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB, tracked at £209.99 against £236.82: £26.83 between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB costs less than Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB 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.