RAM tier list and rankings
2,434 consumer kits · 2 server kits · 513 with current offers in the United States · The snapshot is when this market was assembled. Each source and each offer keeps its own check time, shown in your time zone. An offer that stops appearing stays listed as last seen, outside current prices and Value.Sources refreshed – · 3/5 within 24 h
This RAM tier list ranks every model we can grade, scenario by scenario. A grade from S to F says how well the hardware handles the job, and # is its place among the models ranked for that scenario. Price is left out of every grade; Value and the current market sit on the right. Click a column to sort by it.
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S ExceptionalA ExcellentB GoodC UsableD LimitedF Not suitable How grades are set →
2,434 models · 511 with current offers
| By job · price excluded | Market · today | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Predator 32GB DDR5 8200MHz CL36 | S#1 | B#852 | B#872 | — | No current offer |
| Biwin Black 32GB DDR5 8200MHz CL36 | S#2 | B#987 | B#1014 | — | No current offer |
| OLOy Blade 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL32 | S#3 | B#914 | B#938 | — | No current offer |
| Acer Predator 32GB DDR5 8000MHz CL36 | S#4 | B#715 | B#729 | — | No current offer |
| OLOy Blade 32GB DDR5 8000MHz CL36 | S#5 | B#753 | B#769 | — | No current offer |
| Patriot Viper 48GB DDR5 8000MHz CL36 | S#6 | B#535 | B#547 | — | No current offer |
| Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 8000MHz CL36 | S#7 | B#813 | B#831 | — | No current offer |
| Kingston Fury 48GB DDR5 8000MHz CL36 | S#8 | B#571 | B#583 | — | No current offer |
| Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 6600MHz CL30 | S#9 | B#729 | B#743 | — | No current offer |
| G.SKILL Trident 48GB DDR5 6000MHz CL26 | S#10 | B#513 | B#525 | — | No current offer |
| G.SKILL Trident 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL26 | S#11 | B#691 | B#705 | — | No current offer |
| Biwin Opal OC Lab Gold Edition DW100 192GB DDR5 6000MHz CL26 | S#12 | S#15 | B#50 | — | No current offer |
| Lexar Ares 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL26 | S#13 | B#783 | B#800 | — | No current offer |
| G.SKILL Trident 64GB DDR5 6000MHz CL26 | S#14 | A#282 | B#368 | 59 | from $2,600 · 1 offer |
| G.SKILL Trident 96GB DDR5 6000MHz CL26 | S#15 | A#128 | B#176 | 70 | from $2,450 · 1 offer |
| TeamGroup T-Force 32GB DDR5 7000MHz CL32 | S#16 | B#664 | B#677 | — | No current offer |
| Patriot Viper 32GB DDR5 7000MHz CL32 | S#17 | B#859 | B#879 | 73 | from $1,100 · 1 offer |
| Neo Forza FAYE 32GB DDR4 5000MHz CL19 | S#18 | B#1001 | B#1028 | — | No current offer |
| G.SKILL Trident 32GB DDR5 7800MHz CL36 | S#19 | B#717 | B#731 | — | No current offer |
| OLOy Blade 32GB DDR5 7800MHz CL36 | S#20 | B#1035 | B#1066 | — | No current offer |
| Corsair CMT32GX5M2X7800C36 32GB DDR5 7800MHz CL36 | S#21 | B#1290 | B#1339 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup Xtreem 48GB DDR5 8200MHz CL38 | S#22 | B#522 | B#534 | — | No current offer |
| Patriot Viper 32GB DDR5 8200MHz CL38 | S#23 | B#696 | B#710 | 82 | from $1,000 · 1 offer |
| Patriot Viper 48GB DDR5 8200MHz CL38 | S#24 | B#561 | B#573 | 91 | from $1,080 · 1 offer |
| Klevv CRAS 48GB DDR5 8200MHz CL38 | S#25 | B#580 | B#592 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup T-Force 48GB DDR5 8200MHz CL38 | S#26 | B#584 | B#596 | — | No current offer |
| G.SKILL Trident 32GB DDR5 6400MHz CL30 | S#27 | B#692 | B#706 | 69 | from $1,100 · 2 offers |
| TeamGroup T-Force 32GB DDR5 6400MHz CL30 | S#28 | B#759 | B#775 | — | No current offer |
| Klevv BOLT 32GB DDR5 6400MHz CL30 | S#29 | B#770 | B#787 | 96 | from $520 · 1 offer |
| Mushkin Redline 64GB DDR5 6400MHz CL30 | S#30 | A#223 | B#289 | — | No current offer |
| Mushkin Redline 32GB DDR5 6400MHz CL30 | S#31 | B#1019 | B#1048 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup T-Create 64GB DDR5 6400MHz CL30 | S#32 | A#328 | B#428 | — | No current offer |
| Mushkin Redline 32GB DDR5 6800MHz CL32 | S#33 | B#633 | B#646 | — | No current offer |
| Acer Predator 32GB DDR5 6800MHz CL32 | S#34 | B#758 | B#774 | — | No current offer |
| Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 6800MHz CL32 | S#35 | A#384 | B#505 | — | No current offer |
| ADATA XPG 48GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#36 | B#509 | B#521 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup T-Create 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#37 | B#611 | B#623 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup T-Force 48GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#38 | B#511 | B#523 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup Xtreem 48GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#39 | B#515 | B#527 | — | No current offer |
| KINGBANK KINGBANK DDR5 Dark Soarblade 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#40 | B#671 | B#684 | — | No current offer |
| Lexar Ares 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#41 | B#672 | B#685 | — | No current offer |
| Silicon Power XPOWER 64GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#42 | A#174 | B#225 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup T-Create 48GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#43 | B#526 | B#538 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup Xtreem 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#44 | B#722 | B#736 | — | No current offer |
| Klevv CRAS 48GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#45 | B#531 | B#543 | — | No current offer |
| Silicon Power XPOWER 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 · 1×32 GB | S#46 | B#779 | B#796 | — | No current offer |
| v-color TRA516G72S834O 128GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#47 | S#35 | S#6 | 57 | from $5,640 · 1 offer |
| Corsair Dominator 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#48 | B#807 | B#825 | — | No current offer |
| Klevv CRAS 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#49 | B#823 | B#841 | — | No current offer |
| Silicon Power XPOWER 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 · 2×16 GB | S#50 | B#887 | B#910 | — | No current offer |
| Acer Predator 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#51 | B#890 | B#913 | — | No current offer |
| ADATA XPG Lancer 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#52 | B#923 | B#947 | — | No current offer |
| Klevv Urbane 48GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#53 | B#560 | B#572 | — | No current offer |
| Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#54 | B#945 | B#970 | 91 | from $660 · 2 offers |
| v-color TRA548G72D834Q 192GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#55 | S#20 | B#55 | — | No current offer |
| v-color TRA524G72S834R3Q 96GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#56 | A#122 | B#170 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup T-Force 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#57 | B#1091 | B#1124 | 96 | from $600 · 2 offers |
| Klevv Urbane 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#58 | B#1096 | B#1130 | — | No current offer |
| KINGBANK DDR5 Soarblade 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#59 | B#1106 | B#1141 | — | No current offer |
| v-color TRA532G72D834O 256GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#60 | S#10 | S#3 | 48 | from $13,640 · 1 offer |
| KINGBANK DDR5 Soarblade RGB 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#61 | B#1177 | B#1216 | — | No current offer |
| G.SKILL Trident 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#62 | B#1223 | B#1266 | 77 | from $973 · 2 offers |
| v-color TRA532G72D834Q 128GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#63 | S#60 | B#125 | — | No current offer |
| Patriot Viper 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#64 | B#1328 | B#1378 | — | No current offer |
| v-color Manta 32GB DDR5 7200MHz CL34 | S#65 | B#1345 | B#1395 | — | No current offer |
| Silicon Power XPOWER 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 · 1×32 GB | S#66 | B#608 | B#620 | — | No current offer |
| Patriot Viper 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#67 | B#619 | B#631 | 65 | from $1,479 · 1 offer |
| Silicon Power XPOWER 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 · 2×16 GB | S#68 | B#645 | B#658 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup Xtreem 48GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#69 | B#518 | B#530 | — | No current offer |
| Silicon Power XPOWER 64GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#70 | A#200 | B#260 | — | No current offer |
| OLOy Blade 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#71 | B#766 | B#782 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup T-Force 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#72 | B#775 | B#792 | — | No current offer |
| G.SKILL Trident 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#73 | B#785 | B#802 | 85 | from $832 · 2 offers |
| TeamGroup T-Create 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#74 | B#801 | B#819 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup Xtreem 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#75 | B#825 | B#843 | — | No current offer |
| Klevv Urbane 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#76 | B#844 | B#864 | — | No current offer |
| Klevv CRAS 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#77 | B#872 | B#893 | — | No current offer |
| Patriot Viper 48GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#78 | B#559 | B#571 | 88 | from $1,050 · 2 offers |
| Corsair Dominator 48GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#79 | B#581 | B#593 | — | No current offer |
| GeIL ORION 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#80 | B#1170 | B#1209 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup T-Force 48GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#81 | B#593 | B#605 | — | No current offer |
| Corsair Dominator 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#82 | B#1237 | B#1281 | — | No current offer |
| Klevv Urbane 48GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#83 | B#603 | B#615 | — | No current offer |
| Acer Predator 32GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#84 | B#1311 | B#1360 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup T-Create 48GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#85 | B#606 | B#618 | — | No current offer |
| Corsair Vengeance 48GB DDR5 7600MHz CL36 | S#86 | B#607 | B#619 | — | No current offer |
| Silicon Power XPOWER 32GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 · 1×32 GB | S#87 | B#624 | B#636 | — | No current offer |
| Silicon Power XPOWER 64GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#88 | A#156 | B#206 | — | No current offer |
| Klevv CRAS 32GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#89 | B#662 | B#675 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup Xtreem 32GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#90 | B#693 | B#707 | — | No current offer |
| Klevv Urbane 48GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#91 | B#541 | B#553 | — | No current offer |
| v-color Manta 32GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#92 | B#925 | B#949 | — | No current offer |
| Silicon Power XPOWER 32GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 · 2×16 GB | S#93 | B#1027 | B#1056 | — | No current offer |
| GeIL EVO 32GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#94 | B#1028 | B#1057 | — | No current offer |
| GeIL ORION 32GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#95 | B#1061 | B#1093 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup Xtreem 48GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#96 | B#575 | B#587 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup T-Force 32GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#97 | B#1065 | B#1097 | 96 | from $656 · 1 offer |
| Klevv CRAS 48GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#98 | B#578 | B#590 | — | No current offer |
| TeamGroup T-Force 48GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#99 | B#585 | B#597 | — | No current offer |
| Patriot Viper 48GB DDR5 8000MHz CL38 | S#100 | B#588 | B#600 | 87 | from $1,145 · 1 offer |
How to read this list
- A grade is read from the model's own specifications against a fixed rubric for the scenario. Price, availability and the models around it play no part.
- # is the kit's place among the kits ranked for that scenario. DDR4 and DDR5 never fit the same motherboard: filter by DDR generation first, then capacity and speed.
- Models without a current offer stay in the list: an older card is still a fair yardstick, and it is often what a used listing offers.
- Value and price come from today's offers in the United States. Sort by a scenario and Value follows that scenario's priorities.
What each scenario grades
Gaming
Low real-world latency (speed + CAS together) for frame pacing and 1% lows — which respond to latency more than to raw MT/s.
Productivity
Capacity first, bandwidth second, for content creation, local LLMs and VMs. Capacity decides which model or project fits at all; bandwidth decides how fast it runs — token generation scales almost linearly with it.
24/7 Server
Lots of stable RAM for a 24/7 NAS or homelab — graded on capacity, with ECC counting toward the grade because silent bit-flips matter on a machine nobody watches. Power draw is not graded: we hold a voltage figure for 59 of 356 kits, too few to rank on honestly.
From capability to a purchase
A grade answers "can it do the job". Whether today's price is good for what you get is a different question — the market answers it with Value under your own priorities.
Questions
What does a RAM tier list show?
It ranks every RAM model we can grade for each job, from S (exceptional) to F (not suitable), by reading its specifications against a fixed rubric. It shows how models compare in capability. It does not rank by price or name a best buy; for that, open the best list or the market page.
Does price affect a RAM grade?
No. Grades come from specifications against a fixed rubric per scenario, so a model gets the same grade whatever it costs. Price enters only in the Value and Price columns.
What does the # next to a grade mean?
Its place among every model ranked for that scenario: by grade first, then by measured capability. Sorting by another column does not change it.
Why is server memory not ranked for gaming?
Registered ECC memory only works in server and workstation boards. It is ranked for workstation and server use, not for a gaming PC it would not boot in. Switch Segment to Server or All to see it.
Why are models that are not for sale included?
Capability does not depend on availability. Older models stay comparable for upgrades and used listings. Choose "With current offers" to keep only what is on the market in the United States today.