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ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ vs Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB: Comparison

ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ vs Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB: the cas latency difference

On cas latency the spread is 82%, ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ 22 against Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB 40, so ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ takes it. The true latency figures are near enough to ignore, 13.8 ns on the ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ versus 14.3 ns on the Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB. Add peak bandwidth to that, 25.6 GB/s on the ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ versus 44.8 GB/s on the Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB, and the pattern holds. There is a split on ddr generation as well, DDR4 on the ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ versus DDR5 on the Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB. They differ on ram segment too, Industrial/Embedded on the ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ versus Desktop DDR5 on the Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB. There is a split on form factor as well, DIMM on the ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ versus Desktop DIMM on the Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB. There is a split on platform optimisation as well, JEDEC Only on the ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ versus AM5 on the Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB.

Which should you buy, ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ or Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB?

The Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB is the one to take for general desktop capacity upgrades and budget DDR5-5600 builds, though it is the wrong buy for buyers chasing the tightest available CL36 timing at this speed.

Where the two are identical

Where they agree, they agree completely, capacity per module and module count included, so the decision does not turn on any of those.

ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ (16GB DDR4-3200 Non-ECC UDIMM/CL22/1.2V/288-Pin)
ADATA
ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
Kingston
Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB

Specs and benchmarks

  • Speed Score

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    –
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    6.3/10

    DDR4 and DDR5 kits are scored on separate scales, so these two scores can't be compared directly. Your motherboard supports only one of the two.

  • DDR Generation

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    DDR4
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    DDR5

  • Brand

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    ADATA
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    Kingston

  • Part Number

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    KF556C40-16

  • Series

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    ADATA Industrial
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    FURY Beast

  • CAS Latency

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    22Best
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    40-82%

  • Module Count

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    1
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    1

  • RAM Segment

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    Industrial/Embedded
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    Desktop DDR5

  • Form Factor

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    DIMM
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    Desktop DIMM

  • Platform Optimisation

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    JEDEC Only
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    AM5

  • Capacity Per Module

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    16 GB
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    16 GB

  • True Latency

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    13.8 nsBest
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    14.3 ns-4%

  • Peak Bandwidth

    ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ
    25.6 GB/s-43%
    Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB
    44.8 GB/sBest

    Which one should you pick?

    Choose ADATA AD4U3200716G22-BADZ if you want the lower CAS latency (22 vs 40), the higher capacity per module (16 GB vs 16 GB) and the lower true latency (13.8 ns vs 14.3 ns).

    Choose Kingston KF556C40-16 16GB if you want the higher peak bandwidth (44.8 GB/s vs 25.6 GB/s).