Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2×16 GB vs Crucial DDR4-3200 2×16 GB
Short answer: which is best?
Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2×16 GB is 278.8 % stronger than Crucial DDR4-3200 2×16 GB. Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2×16 GB ranks #2 of 119 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (12,822 RAM score in its best run — 1 rig, 1 verified run). Crucial DDR4-3200 2×16 GB ranks #118 of 119 measured memory kits at WhatFPS (3,385 RAM score in its best run — 1 rig, 1 verified run). Each part is shown at its best run, picked from 2 verified WhatFPS runs — measured, not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2×16 GB | Crucial DDR4-3200 2×16 GB |
|---|---|---|
| RAM score, best run (the kit's own performance: bandwidth + latency) | 12,822 | 3,385 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 10,171 | 7,406 |
| Bandwidth, one thread | 38,693 MB/s | 3,439 MB/s |
| RAM latency (lower is better) | 62.6 ns | 79.9 ns |
| Rated speed | 6,000 MT/s | 3,200 MT/s |
| Runs at (best run) | 6,000 MT/s | 3,200 MT/s |
| Capacity | 32 GB | 32 GB |
What the numbers mean
The headline score is the part's best measured run, and the measurements under it come from that same run. It shows what the part has been proven to do — not what an average rig gets out of it. 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 Patriot Viper Venom DDR5-6000 2×16 GB · All measurements for Crucial DDR4-3200 2×16 GB