Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB vs Micron DDR4-3200 2×8 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)

Short answer: which is best?

Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB is 29.8 % stronger than Micron DDR4-3200 2×8 GB SO-DIMM (OEM). 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). Micron DDR4-3200 2×8 GB SO-DIMM (OEM) ranks #27 of 42 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (7,395 RAM score over 2 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 13 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricKingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GBMicron DDR4-3200 2×8 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)
RAM score (the kit's own performance: bandwidth + latency)9,6007,395
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)12,0633,613
Bandwidth, one thread25,170 MB/s15,591 MB/s
RAM latency (lower is better)78.5 ns75.8 ns
Rated speed3,200 MT/s3,200 MT/s
Runs at (seen, avg)3,200 MT/s2,933 MT/s
Capacity16 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 Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 CL16 2×8 GB · All measurements for Micron DDR4-3200 2×8 GB SO-DIMM (OEM)