Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5600 CL36 2×16 GB vs G.Skill DDR5-6000 CL26 2×16 GB

Short answer: which is best?

Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5600 CL36 2×16 GB is 14.1 % stronger than G.Skill DDR5-6000 CL26 2×16 GB. Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5600 CL36 2×16 GB ranks #4 of 82 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (12,610 RAM score over 1 verified runs). G.Skill DDR5-6000 CL26 2×16 GB ranks #11 of 82 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (11,048 RAM score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCorsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5600 CL36 2×16 GBG.Skill DDR5-6000 CL26 2×16 GB
RAM score (the kit's own performance: bandwidth + latency)12,61011,048
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)8,80611,289
Bandwidth, one thread44,895 MB/s40,969 MB/s
RAM latency (lower is better)75.1 ns89.3 ns
Rated speed5,600 MT/s6,000 MT/s
Runs at (seen, avg)5,600 MT/s4,800 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 RGB DDR5-5600 CL36 2×16 GB · All measurements for G.Skill DDR5-6000 CL26 2×16 GB