G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB

G.SKILLTrident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL3632 GB · 6000 MT/s · 36 CL · 12.00 ns
KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB32 GB · 6000 MT/s · 36 CL · 12.00 ns
In short

G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 12.00 ns apiece. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.

SpecificationG.SKILLTrident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)60006000
3636
True latency (ns)12.0012.00
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 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB in detail

True latency

Both kits land on 12.00 ns. Neither spec sheet differs from the other on the two figures that decide it — 6000 MT/s at CL36 on each side — so the reconciled result is identical rather than merely close.

Transfer rate

Both kits are rated 6000 MT/s, which is 48000 MB/s per module, and both are published at CL36. Those are the two figures the true latency above is computed from, so it comes out the same for each.

Kit layout

G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 ships as 2 × 16GB and Kingston FURY Beast 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: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 has RGB lighting, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 is 36-36-36-96, and Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB publishes none.

Which to buy

At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 12.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.

Common questions about this pair

Is G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 faster than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB?
Neither is. Both work out at 12.00 ns of true latency — G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36, Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL36, and those two land in the same place.
Which of these two should I buy?
At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 12.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.
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