Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL DDR4-3600 CL20 2×16 GB vs Samsung DDR5-5600 2×16 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)

Short answer: which is best?

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL DDR4-3600 CL20 2×16 GB is 8.9 % stronger than Samsung DDR5-5600 2×16 GB SO-DIMM (OEM). Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL DDR4-3600 CL20 2×16 GB ranks #19 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (8,729 RAM score over 1 verified runs). Samsung DDR5-5600 2×16 GB SO-DIMM (OEM) ranks #22 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (8,016 RAM score over 4 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 5 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCorsair Vengeance RGB Pro SL DDR4-3600 CL20 2×16 GBSamsung DDR5-5600 2×16 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)
RAM score (the kit's own performance: bandwidth + latency)8,7298,016
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)6,2237,724
Bandwidth, one thread22,082 MB/s22,205 MB/s
RAM latency (lower is better)77.1 ns111.8 ns
Rated speed3,600 MT/s5,600 MT/s
Runs at (seen, avg)3,600 MT/s5,600 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 Pro SL DDR4-3600 CL20 2×16 GB · All measurements for Samsung DDR5-5600 2×16 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)