Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB vs Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 CL30 2×16 GB

Short answer: which is best?

Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB is 2.1 % stronger than Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 CL30 2×16 GB. Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB ranks #12 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (9,600 RAM score over 11 verified runs). Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 CL30 2×16 GB ranks #13 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (9,401 RAM score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 12 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricKingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GBKingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 CL30 2×16 GB
RAM score (the kit's own performance: bandwidth + latency)9,6009,401
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)12,06311,193
Bandwidth, one thread25,170 MB/s33,908 MB/s
RAM latency (lower is better)78.5 ns102.1 ns
Rated speed3,200 MT/s6,000 MT/s
Runs at (seen, avg)3,200 MT/s6,000 MT/s
Capacity16 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 Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB · All measurements for Kingston FURY Beast DDR5-6000 CL30 2×16 GB