Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 vs Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB
On true latency Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 comes out ahead: 9.27 ns, where Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith 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 | PatriotViper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 | Silicon PowerXPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 8200better | 6000 |
| 38 | 30 | |
| True latency (ns) | 9.27better | 10.00 |
| Current best price | £399.99betterat Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 | £439.99at Amazon.co.uk · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | £12.50better | £13.75 |
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 vs Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 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 Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB, 0.73 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 Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38; Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30.
Transfer rate
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 carries the higher rating, 8200 MT/s to 6000 MT/s for Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB — 65600 MB/s per module against 48000 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 Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is tracked at £399.99, or £12.50 per gigabyte; Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB at £439.99, or £13.75. At the same 32GB, that puts Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 £40.00 less than Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB. Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38's £399.99 sits 20% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 ships as 2 × 16GB and Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 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 Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is published with no RGB lighting, and Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 publishes none, and Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB is 30-38-38-96.
Which to buy
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 gives up nothing to Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB on what is measured here: quicker on true latency at 9.27 ns against 10.00 ns, and the cheaper of the two at the prices this site has tracked.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 faster than Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 9.27 ns for Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 against 10.00 ns for Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB. Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38 and Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
- Which one costs less?
- Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38, tracked at £399.99 against £439.99: £40.00 between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 gives up nothing to Silicon Power XPOWER Zenith RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB on what is measured here: quicker on true latency at 9.27 ns against 10.00 ns, and the cheaper of the two at the prices this site has tracked.