Corsair Vengeance Pro or Hyperx Savage

[TamirE]

quick question, both of them have the same price, and both 2* 8Gb 1600 cl9 1.5,

models:
CMY16GX3M2A1600C9R - Vengeance Pro
HX316C9SRK2/16 - Hyperx Savage

which one is the better one?

thanks

 

[Rogue Leader]

I always use Corsair, but the truth is you can't go wrong with either one.

 

[neieus]

Agreed both are good and being the same price and assuming timings then the only choice is which brand you trust most. Out of the two you listed I like Kingston but I have no particular brand loyalty as I've owned Mushkin, Kingston, Team Vulcan and my current set GSkill.

 

[TamirE]

I have one weird thing with the hyperx as they noted as cl11 and can run at cl9.

What does it means?

 

[Rogue Leader]

CL9 is technically faster memory. That said, the difference is probably 2% (if you google the topic people have been testing this for ages) so it shouldn't be a concern.

 

[TamirE]

I know cl9 is faster,
Its saying jedec cl11 @1.5v
Xmp cl9 @1.5v on the hyperx

And the corsair says always cl9

 

[Rogue Leader]

I know cl9 is faster,
Its saying jedec cl11 @1.5v
Xmp cl9 @1.5v on the hyperx

And the corsair says always cl9

What its saying is your BIOS needs to support XMP for the memory to run at CL9. This is a specific setting in the BIOS you need to turn on as it won't set by default based on the memory.

 

[Tradesman1]

The JEDEC standard for 1600 is CL11, and it can run that, these sticks however have been tested to run raster (CL9) and thius have a profile that allows you to run them at spec (CL9) by enabling XMP on the mobo

 

[SamSerious]

Anyway the VengeancePro is a lot taller than the HyperX Savage. I'd go with the Savage if you have a big CPU cooler or plans to get one. The bigger heatsink on the corsair can possibly dissipate heat better, but that does only matter if you're going to push the RAM beyond 1,7v ...
However with a MugenMAX i have no problems with my VengeancePro.