Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB vs PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB 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.
| Specification | PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB | PNYXLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3200 | 3200 |
| 16 | 16 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| 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.
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB vs PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. The two spec sheets state the same clock and the same CAS grade — 3200 MT/s at CL16 either way — and true latency is those two figures reconciled, so it comes out the same for each.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 3200 MT/s — 25600 MB/s per module — and both are published at CL16. The true latency above is computed from exactly those two figures, so it lands in the same place for each.
Kit layout
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On the lighting question: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB does not have RGB lighting, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB is published with RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 16-20-20-40, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB does not publish one. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB supports it, and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB 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
No buying answer is possible while at least one of the two has no tracked price. The specifications do not decide it either — both land on 10.00 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB faster than PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB?
- Neither. Both come out at 10.00 ns of true latency: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16 and PNY XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and the two reconcile to one figure.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- No buying answer is possible while at least one of the two has no tracked price. The specifications do not decide it either — both land on 10.00 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.