Corsair
Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 Spec and Price in the United States
DDR52x16GBUDIMM15.38 ns true latency
The Vengeance line's entry DDR5 speed class runs the 32GB kit at CL40, per Corsair's product page — the low-clock, low-power option below the 5600 and 6000 kits, for everyday DDR5 builds.
Tied 89th of 139 models in the RAM catalog on Speed — 6 models share this figure.
Current best price
Prices exclude sales tax.
Captured periodically and may have changed.- 2x16GB
- 2x8GB
- 2x32GB
- 2x48GB CL38
March 20, 2026105 capturestoday · $1,597.00
Each point is one capture, not a list price. How we track prices
Specifications
- Capacity
- 2x16GB
- True latency
- 15.38 ns
- Memory type
- DDR5
- Speed
- 5200 MT/s
- CAS latency
- Form factor
- UDIMM
- Modules
- 2
- RGB
- No
Capacities
| Configuration | Part number | Speed | CAS latency | True latency | Current best price | Price per GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2x16GB | CMK32GX5M2B5200C40 | 5200 MT/s | 40 | 15.38 ns | $507.99 at Newegg · captured 2026-09-15 | $15.87/GB |
| 2x8GB | CMK16GX5M2B5200Z40 | — | — | — | $277.99 at Newegg · captured 2026-09-15 | $17.37/GB |
| 2x32GB | CMK64GX5M2B5200C40 | — | — | — | $994.99 at Newegg · captured 2026-09-15 | $15.55/GB |
| 2x48GB CL38 | CMK96GX5M2B5200C38 | 5200 MT/s | 38 | 14.62 ns | $1,597.00 at Newegg · captured 2026-09-15 | $16.64/GB |
Guides for this category
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What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 2 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- Reviewers rate its build quality highly, report that the heat spreader clears large CPU coolers, and highlight the lifetime warranty and iCUE status monitoring as genuine strengths.
- It runs its XMP profile at a modest 1.25V and is offered in both black and white, and reviewers describe it as a mature, function-first kit that skips RGB.
- Owners report it working as advertised, often with EXPO enabled automatically, across a range of Intel and AMD boards.
- Owners consider it good value for the price.
- The understated look and the absence of gaudy RGB are recurring points of praise.
Commonly criticised
- DDR5 as a class was very expensive at the time, and the heat spreader's understated texture drew criticism.
- Reviewers caution that real-world gains over older memory show up mainly in memory-intensive applications, with only a handful of games benefiting.
- One owner reports incompatibility with a specific motherboard, with crashes and instability attributed to the kit, and owners advise checking the board's qualified-memory list.
- Owners note the price felt high for the capacity they could afford.
Sources behind this summary
- back2gaming.com — review
- Newegg — 5 out of 5 (23 ratings), as of September 15, 2026
Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.