Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB and Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.
| Specification | PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB | PatriotViper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 3600better | 3200 |
| 18 | 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 DDR4-3600 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB gets there at 3600 MT/s at CL18, Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB at 3200 MT/s at CL16. CAS latency counts clock cycles rather than time, so a higher clock paired with a looser CAS number arrives at the same place — which is why these two spec sheets look different and the memory does not.
Transfer rate
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB carries the higher rating, 3600 MT/s to 3200 MT/s for Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB — 28800 MB/s per module against 25600 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
Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 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: Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB is 18-22-22-42, and Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB is 16-20-20-40.
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 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3600 2x16GB runs 3600 MT/s at CL18, Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR4-3200 2x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, 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 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.