The Best RAM for Overclocking

Its CL38 CAS latency is the loosest in this group; the Viper Elite 5 leads at CL30. It matches the Delta RGB 7200 on rated speed (7200MT/s). On capacity it ties with the Delta RGB 7200, the Viper Elite 5 and the Viper Venom 32GB at 32GB (2 sticks).

It shares XMP profiles with the Delta RGB 7200; the Vengeance 16GB goes with EXPO and XMP profiles. It also offers Kingston's infrared RGB syncing. Enable the memory profile in the BIOS after installing it; without it, the kit runs at a slower default speed.

It is a DDR5 kit for AM5, LGA1851 and DDR5 versions of LGA1700 boards; it does not fit DDR4 slots. RGB heatspreaders are taller than plain ones, so check the clearance under a large tower cooler. It was priced above the Viper Venom 32GB and below the Delta RGB 7200 at the time of writing.

Its CL34 CAS latency ranks third of 4 here, behind the Viper Elite 5 (CL30) and ahead of the FURY Renegade 7200 (CL38). It matches the FURY Renegade 7200 on rated speed (7200MT/s). On capacity it ties with the FURY Renegade 7200, the Viper Elite 5 and the Viper Venom 32GB at 32GB (2 sticks).

It shares XMP profiles with the FURY Renegade 7200; the Vengeance 16GB goes with EXPO and XMP profiles. It also comes with SK Hynix A-die memory and XMP 3.0 tuning for Intel 600 and 700 series boards. Enable the memory profile in the BIOS after installing it; without it, the kit runs at a slower default speed.

It is a DDR5 kit for AM5, LGA1851 and DDR5 versions of LGA1700 boards; it does not fit DDR4 slots. Only the FURY Renegade 7200 came close to it on price at the time of writing; it cost the most of the 5 picks.

It matches the Viper Elite 5 and the Viper Venom 32GB on rated speed (6000MT/s). On capacity it trails the group at 16GB (2 sticks), while the FURY Renegade 7200 is rated for 32GB (2 sticks). EXPO and XMP profiles is unique to it among these picks, while the Delta RGB 7200 uses XMP profiles.

You also get a low heatspreader without lighting. Enable the memory profile in the BIOS after installing it; without it, the kit runs at a slower default speed. It is a DDR5 kit for AM5, LGA1851 and DDR5 versions of LGA1700 boards; it does not fit DDR4 slots. It cost the least of the 5 picks at the time of writing, with the Viper Elite 5 the next step up.

It supports XMP 3.0 and EXPO and has been tested across current DDR5 platforms. It matches the Viper Venom 32GB on CAS latency (CL30). It matches the Vengeance 16GB and the Viper Venom 32GB on rated speed (6000MT/s).

On capacity it ties with the FURY Renegade 7200, the Delta RGB 7200 and the Viper Venom 32GB at 32GB (2 sticks). Enable the memory profile in the BIOS after installing it; without it, the kit runs at a slower default speed. It is a DDR5 kit for AM5, LGA1851 and DDR5 versions of LGA1700 boards; it does not fit DDR4 slots. It was priced above the Vengeance 16GB and below the Viper Venom 32GB at the time of writing.

It also offers a CL30 CAS latency and offers a 6000MT/s rated speed. The kit is tested at 30-40-40-76 timings at 6000MHz. It supports both XMP 3.0 and EXPO profiles, so it suits Intel and AMD boards.

It matches the Viper Elite 5 on CAS latency (CL30). It matches the Vengeance 16GB and the Viper Elite 5 on rated speed (6000MT/s). On capacity it ties with the FURY Renegade 7200, the Delta RGB 7200 and the Viper Elite 5 at 32GB (2 sticks).

Enable the memory profile in the BIOS after installing it; without it, the kit runs at a slower default speed. It is a DDR5 kit for AM5, LGA1851 and DDR5 versions of LGA1700 boards; it does not fit DDR4 slots. When we checked, only the Viper Elite 5 and cheaper picks cost less, and the FURY Renegade 7200 cost more.