Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB vs Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB
On true latency Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB comes out ahead: 15.38 ns, where Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB takes 16.25 ns. The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so what follows compares specifications alone.
| Specification | KingstonFURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB | KingstonValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 5200 | 6400better |
| 40 | 52 | |
| True latency (ns) | 15.38better | 16.25 |
| 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.
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB vs Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB in detail
True latency
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB is the lower-latency kit at 15.38 ns against 16.25 ns for Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB, 0.86 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. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB runs 5200 MT/s at CL40; Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL52.
Transfer rate
Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB carries the higher rating, 6400 MT/s to 5200 MT/s for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB — 51200 MB/s per module against 41600 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
Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB, Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB ships as 1 × 16GB. A real difference, and not a ranking: more sticks fill more channels on a board that has them, while fewer sticks leave slots free for adding later. Which suits comes down to the board and to whether more memory is planned.
Lighting and timings
On lighting: Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB is published with no RGB lighting, and Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB is 40-40-40, and Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB publishes none.
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 Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB has the lower true latency, 15.38 ns.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB faster than Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB?
- Yes, on true latency: 15.38 ns for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB against 16.25 ns for Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB. Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB runs 5200 MT/s at CL40 and Kingston ValueRAM DDR5-6400 CUDIMM 1x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL52, and the CAS numbers alone will not settle it — they count clock cycles, not 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 Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-5200 2x8GB has the lower true latency, 15.38 ns.