Kingston FURY Beast 16GB DDR5-5600 CL40 Black
Kingston
65 Overall Score
vs
OWC OWC1600DDR3S8GB DDR3L-1600
OWC
30 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Kingston FURY Beast 16GB DDR5-5600 CL40 Black
85 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
The Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 memory is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, especially as a budget-friendly high-speed option for new DDR5 boards. Users find it easy to install and reliable, with several noting the need to enable XMP in BIOS to reach full speeds. A few mention the price is still high for 32GB kits, but overall sentiment is very positive.
Pros
- Great price-to-performance ratio
- Easy installation
- Reliable and stable
- High-speed DDR5 performance
- Low-profile design for large coolers
Cons
- XMP must be enabled in BIOS for full speed
- Price still high for 32GB kits
- Limited to DDR5-compatible systems
Price to performance 5
Ease of installation 4
Reliability 3
Xmp requirement 2
Value for money 4
Speed performance 3
OWC OWC1600DDR3S8GB DDR3L-1600
No customer feedback yet
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Specifications
| Kingston FURY Beast | OWC OWC1600DDR3S8GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | ||
| Type | DDR5★ | DDR3L |
| Form Factor | UDIMM | SODIMM |
| Total Capacity | ||
| Modules | 1 | 1 |
| Per Module | ||
| Pins | 288 | 204 |
| Performance | ||
| Speed | ||
| CAS Latency | 40 | 11★ |
| Timings | 40-40-40 | — |
| Voltage | 1.25★ | 1.350000023841858 |
| Class | ||
| ECC | ✗ | ✗ |
| Registered | ✗ | ✗ |
| OC Profile | Intel XMP 3.0 | — |
| Features | ||
| RGB | ✗ | ✗ |
| Heat Spreader | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston FURY Beast 16GB DDR5-5600 CL40 Black
- Strong social proof (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong speed (77th percentile)
- Below average latency (32nd percentile)
OWC OWC1600DDR3S8GB DDR3L-1600
- Strong affordability (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average speed (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average feature (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
Pricing
Kingston FURY Beast 16GB DDR5-5600 CL40 Black0.011score per dollar
vs
OWC OWC1600DDR3S8GB DDR3L-16000.025score per dollar
OWC OWC1600DDR3S8GB DDR3L-1600 offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston FURY Beast
Scores 65 overall, wins 5 of 5 usage categories and 6 of 15 specs.
