Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB has the lower true latency of the two at 10.00 ns, against 12.00 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 | PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 6000 |
| 36 | 30 | |
| True latency (ns) | 12.00 | 10.00better |
| Current best price | $259.99at Newegg · captured 2026-09-13 | — |
| Price per GB | $16.25 | — |
No tracked price for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB at the moment. Nothing has been captured for it that this page will stand behind, so its price cells stay empty rather than carrying a stale figure.
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB in detail
True latency
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB is the lower-latency kit at 10.00 ns against 12.00 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36, 2.00 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. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36; Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 6000 MT/s, or 48000 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
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 ships as 2 × 8GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Voltage
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 is specified at 1.4 V and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB at 1.35 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 is published with no RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 is 30-36-36-76, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB is 30-40-40-76.
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 DDR5-6000 1x16GB is the quicker at 10.00 ns of true latency.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 10.00 ns for Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB against 12.00 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 1x16GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36 and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 1x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30, 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 DDR5-6000 1x16GB is the quicker at 10.00 ns of true latency.