Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB vs G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB

CorsairVengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB64 GB · 6400 MT/s · 32 CL · 10.00 nsLeads on Speed
G.SKILLFlare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB64 GB · 6000 MT/s · 30 CL · 10.00 ns
In short

Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.

SpecificationCorsairVengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GBG.SKILLFlare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB
Capacity (GB)6464
Speed (MT/s)6400better6000
3230
True latency (ns)10.0010.00
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Price per GB

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Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB vs G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB in detail

True latency

Both kits land on 10.00 ns by different routes: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB at 6400 MT/s at CL32, G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB at 6000 MT/s at CL30. A CAS number counts cycles rather than time, so a higher clock absorbs a looser one and the two arrive together — which is why these spec sheets look different and the memory does not.

Transfer rate

Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB is rated 6400 MT/s against 6000 MT/s for G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB — 51200 MB/s per module, against 48000 MB/s. That is peak transfer rate, not access time: reaching a higher clock costs more cycles on each access, which is why the CAS numbers differ too, and why the true latency above is the figure that compares directly.

Kit layout

Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB ships as 2 × 32GB and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB ships as 2 × 32GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.

Lighting, timings and ECC

On the lighting question: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB is published with RGB lighting, and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB runs 32-40-40-84, and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB runs 30-40-40-96. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB supports it, and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB 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

The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so there is no buying answer here; the specifications do not settle it either, since both reconcile to 10.00 ns of true latency. The sections above are what is left to choose on.

Common questions about this pair

Is Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB faster than G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB?
Neither. Both come out at 10.00 ns of true latency: Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 2x32GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32 and G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5-6000 2x32GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30, and the two reconcile to one figure.
Which of these two should I buy?
The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so there is no buying answer here; the specifications do not settle it either, since both reconcile to 10.00 ns of true latency. The sections above are what is left to choose on.
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