G.Skill DDR5-6000 CL26 2×16 GB vs Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 CL20 2×16 GB SO-DIMM

Short answer: which is best?

G.Skill DDR5-6000 CL26 2×16 GB is 40 % stronger than Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 CL20 2×16 GB SO-DIMM. G.Skill DDR5-6000 CL26 2×16 GB ranks #5 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (11,048 RAM score over 1 verified runs). Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 CL20 2×16 GB SO-DIMM ranks #23 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (7,889 RAM score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricG.Skill DDR5-6000 CL26 2×16 GBKingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 CL20 2×16 GB SO-DIMM
RAM score (the kit's own performance: bandwidth + latency)11,0487,889
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)11,2894,858
Bandwidth, one thread40,969 MB/s17,400 MB/s
RAM latency (lower is better)89.3 ns74.4 ns
Rated speed6,000 MT/s3,200 MT/s
Runs at (seen, avg)4,800 MT/s2,933 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 G.Skill DDR5-6000 CL26 2×16 GB · All measurements for Kingston FURY Impact DDR4-3200 CL20 2×16 GB SO-DIMM