Corsair CMK32GX5M2B5600C40 32GB

The number that matters is true latency, not CL alone. Here it is 40 / (5600 / 2) x 1000 = 14.3ns. It is not a latency pick. 89% of the desktop DDR5 kits in our catalog are as tight or tighter.

This is for DDR5 desktops: AMD AM5 on 600 or 800 series chipsets, and Intel 600, 700 or 800 series boards with DDR5 slots. It physically will not go into a DDR4 board. 5600MT/s runs on any DDR5 board, but AM5 builds get lower latency from a 6000MT/s kit. It has an Intel XMP 3.0 profile only. Most AM5 boards can still load XMP, but kits with EXPO are validated for AMD.

The two 16GB modules give you dual channel with two slots used. Four DDR5 sticks usually run well below their rated speed, so buy the total capacity you need as one two-stick kit rather than adding a second kit later. At 32GB you have room for gaming, streaming and editing without running short.

Corsair lists no module height. If you run a large tower cooler, check its RAM clearance first. Corsair does not say whose DRAM chips are inside, so manual tuning headroom is unknown.

Our DDR5 Speed Score for this kit is 6.3 out of 10, rated from its transfer rate and true latency against other DDR5 kits. Scores only compare within the same DDR generation.