Frequency vs timing

You can see some higher frequency kits down the line, but they have more relaxed timings than the Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 CL36. They also don’t have the same aesthetic, as these DIMMs would look great on a system with a white motherboard. The light diffuser at the top will make the controlled RGB iCUEs sparkle, if Corsair can get it right, that is.

You can see in synthetic tests like AIDA64, that higher bandwidth memory provides higher bandwidth. shocking, we know. However, when you consider latency, aside from some expensive higher frequency kits with impressively low timings, the Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 is a better investment. In gaming tests, it’s also technically better, though by such a small margin it’s hard to call it a win.

TechPowerUp was also able to get some decent overclocking performance, even with maximum voltage locked. They reduced the DIMMs to CL34 and saw a slight boost in performance across the board. For now, unless you have money to write down or a specific frequency you need your memory to run at, look at the timings and price of DDR5 kits as opposed to just getting the highest frequency DIMMs you can afford .