Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 vs Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38
On true latency Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 comes out ahead: 9.27 ns, where Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 takes 9.33 ns. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | CorsairVengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 | PatriotViper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6000 | 8200better |
| 28 | 38 | |
| True latency (ns) | 9.33 | 9.27better |
| Current best price | $649.99at Newegg · captured 2026-09-13 | — |
| Price per GB | $20.31 | — |
No tracked price for Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 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 2x16GB CL28 vs Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 in detail
True latency
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is the lower-latency kit at 9.27 ns, against 9.33 ns for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 — a difference of 0.07 ns. That figure is what reconciles the two spec sheets: CAS latency counts clock cycles, so it only means something next to the clock it counts. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 runs 6000 MT/s at CL28; Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38.
Transfer rate
Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is rated 8200 MT/s against 6000 MT/s for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 — 65600 MB/s per module, against 48000 MB/s. That is peak transfer rate, not access time: reaching a higher clock costs more cycles on each access, which is why the CAS numbers differ too, and why the true latency above is the figure that compares directly.
Kit layout
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Lighting and timings
On the lighting question: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 does not have RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 runs 30-36-36-76, and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 does not publish one.
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 Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 has the lower true latency, 9.27 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 faster than Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38?
- Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 is, on true latency: 9.27 ns against 9.33 ns. Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL28 runs 6000 MT/s at CL28 and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 runs 8200 MT/s at CL38; the CAS numbers alone do not settle it, because they count clock cycles rather than 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 Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5-8000 2x16GB 8200 CL38 has the lower true latency, 9.27 ns.