Kingston FURY Beast
Kingston
91 Overall Score
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Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3600 CL18
Patriot
63 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Kingston FURY Beast
No customer feedback yet
Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3600 CL18
72 out of 100 medium confidence 29 reviews
Overall sentiment is positive, with many users praising the price-to-performance ratio, particularly for achieving rated 3600 MHz speeds via XMP. However, multiple verified reviewers report that the XMP timings are inaccurate (listed as 18-20-20-40 but actually 18-22-22-42) and a few units arrived dead or failed early. The RAM is widely recommended for budget builds, but buyers should double-check motherboard compatibility and be prepared for potential RMA hassles.
Pros
- Great price-to-performance ratio
- Achieves rated 3600 MHz via XMP
- Slim design and solid build
- Fast and reliable delivery
- Attractive metallic heat spreaders
Cons
- Incorrect XMP timings (18-22-22-42 vs advertised)
- Some units dead on arrival
- Early failures reported within days
- Board compatibility issues
- Customer support unresponsive for RMA
Price to performance 10
Xmp accuracy 6
Dead on arrival or early failure 4
Build quality and design 7
Delivery speed 4
Customer support 3
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Specifications
| Kingston FURY Beast | Patriot Viper Steel | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | ||
| Type | DDR5★ | DDR4 |
| Form Factor | UDIMM | UDIMM |
| Total Capacity | ||
| Modules | 2 | 2 |
| Per Module | ||
| Pins | 288 | 288 |
| Rank | 2Rx8 | 2Rx8 |
| Performance | ||
| Speed | ||
| CAS Latency | 30 | 18★ |
| Timings | 30-36-36 | 18-20-20-40 |
| Voltage | 1.399999976158142 | 1.350000023841858★ |
| Class | ||
| ECC | ✗ | ✗ |
| Registered | ✗ | ✗ |
| OC Profile | Intel XMP 3.0, AMD EXPO | Intel XMP 2.0 |
| Features | ||
| RGB | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Heat Spreader | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston FURY Beast
- Strong capacity (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong speed (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong latency (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3600 CL18
- Strong latency (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong feature (75th percentile)
- Strong capacity (71st percentile)
- Below average social proof (21st percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (21st percentile)
Pricing
Kingston FURY Beast0.004score per dollar
vs
Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3600 CL180.006score per dollar
Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston FURY Beast
Scores 91 overall, wins 5 of 5 usage categories and 5 of 16 specs.
