Crucial Pro DDR4-6000 CL36 2×16 GB vs Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5200 CL40 2×8 GB

Short answer: which is best?

Crucial Pro DDR4-6000 CL36 2×16 GB is 37.4 % stronger than Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5200 CL40 2×8 GB. Crucial Pro DDR4-6000 CL36 2×16 GB ranks #5 of 63 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (12,554 RAM score over 1 verified runs). Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5200 CL40 2×8 GB ranks #23 of 63 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (9,140 RAM score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCrucial Pro DDR4-6000 CL36 2×16 GBCorsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5200 CL40 2×8 GB
RAM score (the kit's own performance: bandwidth + latency)12,5549,140
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)6,9716,529
Bandwidth, one thread45,772 MB/s29,689 MB/s
RAM latency (lower is better)77.3 ns94.6 ns
Rated speed6,000 MT/s5,200 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 Crucial Pro DDR4-6000 CL36 2×16 GB · All measurements for Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-5200 CL40 2×8 GB