G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB vs G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB and G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. The latency is level, and G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB is the one tracked at the lower price, so cost is the only difference.
| Specification | G.SkillRipjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB | G.SKILLTrident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 6800better | 6000 |
| 34 | 30 | |
| True latency (ns) | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Current best price | $599.99betterat Newegg · captured 2026-09-13 | $619.99at Newegg · captured 2026-09-13 |
| Price per GB | $18.75better | $19.37 |
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB vs G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 10.00 ns. G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB gets there at 6800 MT/s at CL34, G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB at 6000 MT/s at CL30. 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
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB carries the higher rating, 6800 MT/s to 6000 MT/s for G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB — 54400 MB/s per module against 48000 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.
Price and tracked history
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB is tracked at $599.99, or $18.75 per gigabyte; G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB at $619.99, or $19.37. At the same 32GB, that puts G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB $20.00 less than G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB. G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB's $619.99 sits 7% under its own 90-day median.
Kit layout
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On lighting: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting, and G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB has RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB publishes none, and G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB is 30-38-38-96. On error correction: the catalog does not state whether G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB has it, and G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB is published without ECC. 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
G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB leads on price alone. The two reconcile to the same 10.00 ns of true latency, so what separates them is only what this site has tracked them at. Cheaper, then, and not faster; this page claims nothing more.
Common questions about this pair
- Is G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB faster than G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB?
- Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB runs 6800 MT/s at CL34, G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB runs 6000 MT/s at CL30, and those two land in the same place.
- Which one costs less?
- G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB, tracked at $599.99 against $619.99: $20.00 between them at the same 32GB.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6800 2x16GB leads on price alone. The two reconcile to the same 10.00 ns of true latency, so what separates them is only what this site has tracked them at. Cheaper, then, and not faster; this page claims nothing more.