Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 2x16GB vs Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 8000 CL38
Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 2x16GB and Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 8000 CL38 arrive at the same true latency, 9.50 ns apiece. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.
| Specification | KingstonFURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 2x16GB | LexarTHOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 8000 CL38 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| Speed (MT/s) | 8000 | 8000 |
| 38 | 38 | |
| True latency (ns) | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| 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 Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 2x16GB vs Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 8000 CL38 in detail
True latency
Both kits land on 9.50 ns. The two spec sheets state the same clock and the same CAS grade — 8000 MT/s at CL38 either way — and true latency is those two figures reconciled, so it comes out the same for each.
Transfer rate
Both kits are rated 8000 MT/s — 64000 MB/s per module — and both are published at CL38. The true latency above is computed from exactly those two figures, so it lands in the same place for each.
Kit layout
Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 8000 CL38 ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.
Voltage
Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 2x16GB is specified at 1.45 V and Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 8000 CL38 at 1.35 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile asks the board for.
Lighting, timings and ECC
On the lighting question: Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 2x16GB is published with RGB lighting, and Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 8000 CL38 is published with RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 2x16GB runs 38-48-48-128, and Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 8000 CL38 runs 38-48-48-100. On error correction: Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 2x16GB is published with no ECC, and the catalog does not state whether Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 8000 CL38 supports it. Whether ECC is worth having depends on the platform as much as the modules — the board and the CPU have to support it too.
Which to buy
The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so there is no buying answer here; the specifications do not settle it either, since both reconcile to 9.50 ns of true latency. The sections above are what is left to choose on.
Common questions about this pair
- Is Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 2x16GB faster than Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 8000 CL38?
- Neither. Both come out at 9.50 ns of true latency: Kingston FURY Renegade RGB DDR5-8000 2x16GB runs 8000 MT/s at CL38 and Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB 8000 CL38 runs 8000 MT/s at CL38, and the two reconcile to one figure.
- Which of these two should I buy?
- The site holds no current price for at least one of these, so there is no buying answer here; the specifications do not settle it either, since both reconcile to 9.50 ns of true latency. The sections above are what is left to choose on.