Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB vs Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB

NetacShadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB16 GB · 3200 MT/s · 16 CL · 10.00 ns
PatriotViper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB16 GB · 3200 MT/s · 16 CL · 10.00 ns
In short

Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB arrive at the same true latency, 10.00 ns apiece. No current price is tracked for at least one of the two, so the comparison below is of specifications rather than cost.

SpecificationNetacShadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GBPatriotViper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB
Capacity (GB)1616
Speed (MT/s)32003200
1616
True latency (ns)10.0010.00
Current best price$109.99at Amazon.com · captured 2026-09-13
Price per GB$6.87

No tracked price for Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB 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.

Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB vs Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB in detail

True latency

Both kits land on 10.00 ns. The two spec sheets state the same clock and the same CAS grade — 3200 MT/s at CL16 either way — and true latency is those two figures reconciled, so it comes out the same for each.

Transfer rate

Both kits are rated 3200 MT/s — 25600 MB/s per module — and both are published at CL16. The true latency above is computed from exactly those two figures, so it lands in the same place for each.

Kit layout

Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB ships as 2 × 8GB and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB ships as 2 × 8GB — the same number of sticks either way, so both populate a board's slots identically.

Lighting and timings

On the lighting question: Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB does not have RGB lighting, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB does not have RGB lighting. On the full timing tuple, the numbers that follow CAS: Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 16-20-20-40, and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB runs 16-20-20-40.

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 Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB faster than Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB?
Neither. Both come out at 10.00 ns of true latency: Netac Shadow II DDR4-3200 2x8GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16 and Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3200 1x16GB runs 3200 MT/s at CL16, and the two reconcile to one figure.
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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