Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 CL40 2×16 GB vs SK hynix DDR5-4800 2×16 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)

Short answer: which is best?

Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 CL40 2×16 GB is 61.5 % stronger than SK hynix DDR5-4800 2×16 GB SO-DIMM (OEM). Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 CL40 2×16 GB ranks #10 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (9,632 RAM score over 1 verified runs). SK hynix DDR5-4800 2×16 GB SO-DIMM (OEM) ranks #35 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (5,965 RAM score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCorsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 CL40 2×16 GBSK hynix DDR5-4800 2×16 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)
RAM score (the kit's own performance: bandwidth + latency)9,6325,965
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)11,5811,559
Bandwidth, one thread30,715 MB/s19,464 MB/s
RAM latency (lower is better)88.1 ns145.6 ns
Rated speed5,600 MT/s4,800 MT/s
Runs at (seen, avg)5,600 MT/s4,000 MT/s
Capacity32 GB32 GB

What the numbers mean

The RAM score is the kit's measured performance in the rigs it sat in — single-thread bandwidth and latency beyond L3. Platform, BIOS settings and whether XMP/EXPO was on all affect it. GAMING is the whole rig's score. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite, the same test on every PC, written in Rust with no middleware. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5600 CL40 2×16 GB · All measurements for SK hynix DDR5-4800 2×16 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)