Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2800 CL16 4×4 GB vs Crucial DDR5-5600 CL46 2×24 GB SO-DIMM

Short answer: which is best?

Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2800 CL16 4×4 GB is 18.5 % stronger than Crucial DDR5-5600 CL46 2×24 GB SO-DIMM. Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2800 CL16 4×4 GB ranks #38 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (4,799 RAM score over 1 verified runs). Crucial DDR5-5600 CL46 2×24 GB SO-DIMM ranks #41 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (4,049 RAM score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCorsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2800 CL16 4×4 GBCrucial DDR5-5600 CL46 2×24 GB SO-DIMM
RAM score (the kit's own performance: bandwidth + latency)4,7994,049
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)6,7465,007
Bandwidth, one thread8,422 MB/s14,105 MB/s
RAM latency (lower is better)97.3 ns228.9 ns
Rated speed2,800 MT/s5,600 MT/s
Runs at (seen, avg)1,067 MT/s5,600 MT/s
Capacity16 GB48 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 LPX DDR4-2800 CL16 4×4 GB · All measurements for Crucial DDR5-5600 CL46 2×24 GB SO-DIMM