Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 CL36 2×16 GB vs Samsung DDR5-5600 2×8 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)

Short answer: which is best?

Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 CL36 2×16 GB is 73.8 % stronger than Samsung DDR5-5600 2×8 GB SO-DIMM (OEM). Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 CL36 2×16 GB ranks #2 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (12,187 RAM score over 3 verified runs). Samsung DDR5-5600 2×8 GB SO-DIMM (OEM) ranks #30 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (7,012 RAM score over 2 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 5 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCorsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 CL36 2×16 GBSamsung DDR5-5600 2×8 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)
RAM score (the kit's own performance: bandwidth + latency)12,1877,012
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)8,0833,718
Bandwidth, one thread45,587 MB/s19,321 MB/s
RAM latency (lower is better)82.1 ns105.3 ns
Rated speed6,000 MT/s5,600 MT/s
Runs at (seen, avg)6,000 MT/s4,800 MT/s
Capacity32 GB16 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 DDR5-6000 CL36 2×16 GB · All measurements for Samsung DDR5-5600 2×8 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)