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Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL40 vs Crucial DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL46

A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL40 is cheaper at —. Every spec and price links to its source.

Full spec sheet

marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.

Spec Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL40 Crucial DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL46
US price
BrandKingstonCrucial
Released20222022
Type ddr5 ddr5
Total capacity (GB) 32 32
Kit config 2x16GB 2x16GB
Speed mts 5600 5600
Cas latency 40 46
Voltage (V) 1.25 1.1
Rgb No No
Release year 2022 2022

Sources — Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL40: kingston.com (verified 2026-06-19). Crucial DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL46: crucial.com (verified 2026-06-19).

What's the difference between the Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL40 and Crucial DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL46?

Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (2 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.

  • Cas latency: Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL40 40 vs Crucial DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL46 46
  • Voltage (V): Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL40 1.25 vs Crucial DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL46 1.1

What reviewers say

Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.

Kingston Fury Beast DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL40

No sourced tester review yet.

Crucial DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 5600 CL46

Only one whitelisted tester, StorageReview, hands-on benchmarked this exact standard (non-Pro) Crucial DDR5-5600 32GB (2x16GB) CL46 kit. It recommends the kit as reliable and plug-and-play with rare dual Intel-XMP/AMD-EXPO support, measuring 60.556 GB/s bandwidth and 33.4 ns latency at DDR5-5600, but flags missing heat spreaders and negligible real-world gain over DDR5-5200. No second whitelisted source hands-on tested this exact standard trim. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)

Praised: Reliable, plug-and-play performance; a notable step up over DDR5-4800; Uncommon dual compatibility with both Intel XMP and AMD EXPO; Competitively priced ($141 at review, cheaper than the 5200 kit).

Flagged: No integrated heat spreaders, unlike most enthusiast DDR5 kits; Negligible real-world difference versus the cheaper DDR5-5200 kit.

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