The Best RAM for Streaming

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 Viper Venom 32GB, the T-Force Vulcan and the Delta RGB White on rated speed (6000MT/s).

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. No other pick here cost less at our last price check, and the Viper Venom 32GB was closest. What it gives up: rated speed of 6000MT/s, behind the Crucial Pro 6400 White (6400MT/s); by contrast, the Crucial Pro 6400 White offers 6400MT/s.

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 Viper Elite 5, the T-Force Vulcan and the Delta RGB White on rated speed (6000MT/s). 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 Viper Elite 5 and below the Crucial Pro 6400 White at the time of writing.

On CAS latency it sits mid-pack at CL32: the Viper Elite 5 offers CL30, and the Delta RGB White comes in at CL38. Nothing else here matches its 6400MT/s rated speed; the Viper Elite 5 comes closest at 6000MT/s. Like the Delta RGB White, it has EXPO and XMP profiles, while the T-Force Vulcan uses XMP profiles.

You also get Micron memory from Crucial's parent company. 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. On price it sat third of 5, between the cheaper Viper Venom 32GB and the pricier T-Force Vulcan, at the time of writing.

Its looser timings keep the price down. On CAS latency it ties with the Delta RGB White at CL38. On rated speed it ties with the Viper Elite 5, the Viper Venom 32GB and the Delta RGB White at 6000MT/s.

It is the only pick here with XMP profiles; the Crucial Pro 6400 White has EXPO and XMP profiles instead. You also get a low heatspreader without lighting 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. Its price falls between the Crucial Pro 6400 White and the Delta RGB White, based on our last check.

It matches the T-Force Vulcan on CAS latency (CL38). It matches the Viper Elite 5, the Viper Venom 32GB and the T-Force Vulcan on rated speed (6000MT/s). It shares EXPO and XMP profiles with the Crucial Pro 6400 White; the T-Force Vulcan goes with XMP profiles.

It also offers one of the lowest prices among the white kits. 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. Only the T-Force Vulcan came close to it on price at the time of writing; it cost the most of the 5 picks.