DDR4 2400 Vs 2666

Enough of all these wordy comparisons. Let’s get down to what’s important, pure gaming potential.

Running these memory units in parallel on a Ryzen 1700X CPU in 1080p on medium quality settings to prevent bottlenecking, you can put the credibility of the famous 2666 latency query to the test.

Assassin’s Creed Origins 

Both units kept up really well with fps demands of Assassins Creed Origins, varying between 46 and 57fps. It must be said though that the Corsair took 1-2 fps leads at certain points.

COD WWII

This is a much more demanding game graphics-wise, but both units stepped up, facilitating beyond 170fps at certain points in the game. You’d have to call this a tie as they both took drastic leads at times.

Shooters require some of the fastest frame speeds in gaming, so it’s good to see both units stepped up to provide a smooth gaming experience. In terms of RAM, the Corsair 2666 was far more efficient in its usage.

F1 2017

We have to give it to the Kingston 2400 on this account. There was a little bit of competition from the Corsair, but for the majority of gameplay, the 2400 unit cleaned up in terms of fps. As you’d expect the 2666 was far more efficient with RAM, using roughly 1000MB less than the Kingston.

Battlefield 1 [DX11]

This is another game that illuminates just how minuscule the real life difference is between these two memory types. The Kingston 2400 held its own, but the Corsair 2666 never let up, staying at least a couple of frame rates ahead at all times. In addition, the 2666 was using roughly 2000MB of RAM less than the 2400.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

At times, during Rainbow Six we witnessed some peculiar behavior. For the most part, the Hyper X had minute leads in terms of fps. We’re talking 1 or 2fps ahead of the Vengeance. At other less frequent points of gameplay, the Corsair shot right ahead by five or 6fps. It’s hard to say who took this round as HyperX owned most of the game, but when the Corsair took the lead, it completely dominated.

If we absolutely had to declare a winner, we have to give it to the Vengeance as it used roughly 500MB  less RAM throughout. Moreover, you’re not going to notice 1fps differences, but you definitely start to pick up on 5fps differences and above.

GTA 5

We noticed a similar occurrence when it came to GTA 5 gameplay. The Hyper X took relatively small leads, but the Corsair flew ahead in terms of fps at certain intervals. The Vengeance once again took the win on RAM efficiency, using somewhere in the region of 600MB less.

Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice

This was the Corsair’s game, no question. They both broke the 100fps barrier by a notable amount, but the Vengeance managed to hold it there, while the HyperX struggled to stay in the 90s. The gap in terms of RAM was smaller than ever, but as you’d expect, the Corsair just pipped the Hyper X

What we began to notice at this point is that the Corsair seemed to enable the GPU to function at a consistently higher rate, while paired with the HyperX, it fluctuated vastly.

Rise of the Tomb Raider

ROTTR is a pretty demanding game, so we thought it’d be a great skirmish in the war. It ended up being a bit of a nail biter, but in the end, it seemed like the Corsair Vengeance 2666 had a fairly consistent albeit minimal lead.

The Witcher 3

The Witcher provides us with another battle too close to call. Both units took the lead by infinitesimal margins at certain points. The 2400 even managed to close the gap between RAM usage by a significant amount here.