Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36

LexarTHOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL3632 GB · 6000 MT/s · 36 CL · 12.00 ns
PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL3632 GB · 6000 MT/s · 36 CL · 12.00 ns
In short

Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 arrive at the same true latency, 12.00 ns apiece. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.

SpecificationLexarTHOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36PatriotViper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36
Capacity (GB)3232
Speed (MT/s)60006000
3636
True latency (ns)12.0012.00
Current best price$439.99at Newegg · captured 2026-09-13
Price per GB$13.75

No tracked price for Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 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 THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 vs Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 in detail

True latency

Both kits land on 12.00 ns. Neither spec sheet differs from the other on the two figures that decide it — 6000 MT/s at CL36 on each side — so the reconciled result is identical rather than merely close.

Transfer rate

Both kits are rated 6000 MT/s, which is 48000 MB/s per module, and both are published at CL36. Those are the two figures the true latency above is computed from, so it comes out the same for each.

Kit layout

Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 ships as 2 × 16GB and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 ships as 2 × 16GB — the same number of sticks on both sides, so they populate a board's slots the same way.

Voltage

Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 is specified at 1.4 V and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 at 1.25 V. That is the supply each kit's published profile requests from the board.

Lighting and timings

On lighting: Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 has RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 is published with no RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple — the numbers after CAS — Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 is 36-40-40-96, and Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 is 36-36-36-76.

Which to buy

No buying answer is possible while at least one of the two has no tracked price. The specifications do not decide it either — both land on 12.00 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.

Common questions about this pair

Is Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 faster than Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36?
Neither is. Both work out at 12.00 ns of true latency — Lexar THOR Z RGB DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36, Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2x16GB CL36 runs 6000 MT/s at CL36, and those two land in the same place.
Which of these two should I buy?
No buying answer is possible while at least one of the two has no tracked price. The specifications do not decide it either — both land on 12.00 ns of true latency — so the choice rests on what the sections above show.
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