Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB

LexarARES RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB32 GB · 6400 MT/s · 32 CL · 10.00 ns
PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB32 GB · 6400 MT/s · 32 CL · 10.00 ns
In short

Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. At least one of the two has no tracked price right now, so what follows compares specifications rather than cost.

SpecificationLexarARES RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GBPatriotViper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)64006400
3232
True latency (ns)10.0010.00
Current best price$449.99at Newegg · captured 2026-09-13
Price per GB$14.06

No tracked price for Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB 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.

Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB in detail

True latency

Both kits land on 10.00 ns. Neither spec sheet differs from the other on the two figures that decide it — 6400 MT/s at CL32 on each side — so the reconciled result is identical rather than merely close.

Transfer rate

Both kits are rated 6400 MT/s, which is 51200 MB/s per module, and both are published at CL32. Those are the two figures the true latency above is computed from, so it comes out the same for each.

Kit layout

Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.

Lighting and timings

On lighting: Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB has RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB is 32-38-38-76, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB is 32-40-40-84.

Which to buy

At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.

Common questions about this pair

Is Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB?
Neither is. Both work out at 10.00 ns of true latency — Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6400 2x16GB runs 6400 MT/s at CL32, and those two land in the same place.
Which of these two should I buy?
At least one of these kits has no tracked price right now, so this page has no buying answer to give — and the specifications do not break the tie either: both arrive at 10.00 ns of true latency. What is left to choose on is above.
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