G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34
10.30 ns of true latency for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 against 10.67 ns for G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.
| Specification | G.SKILLTrident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 | PatriotViper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 6600better |
| 32 | 34 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.67 | 10.30better |
| Current best price | — | — |
| Price per GB | — | — |
Neither kit has a tracked price at the moment. Nothing has been captured that this page will stand behind, so the price rows stay empty rather than carrying a stale figure.
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 in detail
True latency
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 is the lower-latency kit at 10.30 ns against 10.67 ns for G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32, 0.36 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. G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 runs 6000 MT/s at CL32; Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 runs 6600 MT/s at CL34.
Transfer rate
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 carries the higher rating, 6600 MT/s to 6000 MT/s for G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 — 52800 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.
Kit layout
G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 has RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 is 30-38-38-96, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 publishes none. On error correction: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 is published without ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 has it. 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 Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 is the quicker at 10.30 ns of true latency.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34?
- Yes, on true latency: 10.30 ns for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 against 10.67 ns for G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32. G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL32 runs 6000 MT/s at CL32 and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 runs 6600 MT/s at CL34, 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 Venom DDR5-7000 2x16GB 6600 CL34 is the quicker at 10.30 ns of true latency.