It's performance per MSRP dollar is fairly middle of the road though, coming in about 35% less than our current value champ, the PNY XLR8 Gaming Mako DDR5, but it's still much higher than the Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 RAM kits. You'll have to sacrifice the RGB flair, but if you're looking for raw performance, this is the kit you'll want to buy.Įven better, this kit isn't even the most expensive you'll find out there, with many kits costing more despite clocking in at significantly lower speeds. You can get up to 8,200MT/s with a 48GB kit (2x24GB), which is just about as fast as you'll find anywhere on the market right now.

That's seriously fast, and these aren't even the fastest modules that Patriot offers The lowest the module was able to clock using presets was 5,600MT/s, which is the max speed for a lot of competing DDR5 RAM kits. We got read speeds in excess of 110,000 MB/s, while its write speed averaged just under 96,000 MB/s when running in a two-module, quad-channel configuration at its max speed. Patriot Memory's Viper line of components have always offered great performance, and the Xtreme 5 RGB DDR5 RAM kits just solidifies this reputation thanks to absolutely daredevil-levels of speed.Īs of now, the 7,600MT/s 2x16GB Viper Xtreme 5 RGB kit is the fastest memory we've tested here at TechRadar. Read more: Corsair Vengeance DDR5 review.With that said, for the asking price and consistent performance, if you’re working with a tight budget, the Corsair Vengeance DDR5 is more than enough for an entry-level or mid-range current generation gaming PC.

Naturally, with a price point like this, you won’t necessarily be getting leading gaming performance or benefitting from dazzling RGB lighting as you would with the Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB. A major advantage price aside, though, is that you can get a single stick for well under $60 / £60 / AU$90 which cannot be said for other options in this guide. In our testing, we found that the dual-channel kit held its own when put head to head with flagships from manufacturers such as Kingston. Simply put, you won’t find many other current-generation memory modules that perform this well at prices this respectable. We really are talking budget with the Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM as rates start at only $54.99 / £54.99 (about AU$85) for a single 16GB stick or $109.99 / £104.99 / about AU$165 for 32GB dual-channel kit.

With its humble asking prices, more-than-repectable performance, variety of speeds and capacities, combined with worldwide availability, this is a kit to consider if you’re watching your spending. The latest Corsair Vengeance DDR5 kits aren’t particularly flashy or exciting, however, there’s little that can rival it as far as the best budget DDR5 kits go.

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