Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB vs Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB

KingstonValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB16 GB · 3200 MT/s · 22 CL · 13.75 ns
Silicon PowerXPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB16 GB · 3200 MT/s · 16 CL · 10.00 nsLeads on True latency
In short

10.00 ns of true latency for Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB against 13.75 ns for Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB, so the first of those is the quicker to respond. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.

SpecificationKingstonValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GBSilicon PowerXPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB
Capacity (GB)1616
Speed (MT/s)32003200
2216
True latency (ns)13.7510.00better
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Price per GB

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Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB vs Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB in detail

True latency

Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB is the lower-latency kit at 10.00 ns against 13.75 ns for Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB, 3.75 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. Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22; Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16.

Transfer rate

Both kits are rated 3200 MT/s, or 25600 MB/s per module. They part company on CAS latency instead of on clock, so the true-latency figures above are what tells them apart.

Kit layout

Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB ships as 1 × 16GB, Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB. A real difference, and not a ranking: more sticks fill more channels on a board that has them, while fewer sticks leave slots free for adding later. Which suits comes down to the board and to whether more memory is planned.

Voltage

Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB is specified at 1.2 V and Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB at 1.35 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.

Lighting, timings and ECC

On lighting: Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB is 22-22-22, and Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB is 16-18-18-38. On error correction: Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB is published without ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB 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

Without a tracked price for both, this page cannot say which to buy — the answer depends on cost, and cost is what is absent. What the specifications do say is that Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB has the lower true latency, 10.00 ns.

Common questions about this pair

Is Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB faster than Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB?
Yes, on true latency: 10.00 ns for Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB against 13.75 ns for Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB. Kingston ValueRAM DDR4-3200 1x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL22 and Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not time.
Which of these two should I buy?
Without a tracked price for both, this page cannot say which to buy — the answer depends on cost, and cost is what is absent. What the specifications do say is that Silicon Power XPOWER Turbine DDR4-3200 2x8GB has the lower true latency, 10.00 ns.
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