Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46
The current Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
Crucial · RAM · DDR5
Retailer photo of Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46. View this offer in Where to buy
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Kit capacity
- 16 GB (1×16 GB)
- Generation
- DDR5
- Rated speed
- 5600 MT/s
- CAS latency
- CL46
- First-word latency
- 16.43 ns
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: MediumAt $250 the Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 is priced 3% below its $258 representative market level. Timetec PINNACLE 8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL16 currently does the same job for $65.
Consider: Patriot 8GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 offers stronger value around $171.Compare
Prices & availability
Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
3 tracked offers · 3 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 | CentralComputer | New | $250 | 15 | 2026-11-14 | View offer → |
| Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 | Newegg | New | $258 | 15 | 2026-11-14 | View offer → |
| Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 | MemoryC | New | $378 | 10 | 2026-11-14 | View offer → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#233 of 550 graded RAM memory kits
- #230 KingstonKingston 32GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 70
- #231 ADATAADATA 32GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 70
- #232 KingstonKingston 32GB DDR5 5600MHz CL28 70
- #233 CrucialCrucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 70
- #234 PatriotPatriot 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 70
- #235 PatriotPatriot 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL40 70
- #236 TeamGroupTeamGroup T-Create 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 70
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#221 of 550 currently priced RAM memory kits
- #218 CorsairCorsair Vengeance 16GB DDR5 5200MHz CL40 15
- #219 ADATAADATA 8GB DDR5 4800MHz CL40 15
- #220 G.SKILLG.SKILL Trident 32GB DDR4 3000MHz CL16 15
- #221 CrucialCrucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 15
- #222 PatriotPatriot 32GB DDR4 3600MHz CL18 15
- #223 GigastoneGigastone Game PRO 64GB DDR4 3200MHz CL16 15
- #224 PatriotPatriot 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 15
Performance Gaming
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#350 of 550 graded RAM memory kits
- #347 TeamGroupTeamGroup Elite 32GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 73
- #348 KingstonKingston 32GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 73
- #349 ADATAADATA 32GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 73
- #350 CrucialCrucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 73
- #351 PatriotPatriot 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 73
- #352 TeamGroupTeamGroup T-Create 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 73
- #353 TeamGroupTeamGroup 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 73
Value Gaming
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#198 of 550 currently priced RAM memory kits
- #195 G.SKILLG.SKILL Ripjaws 32GB DDR3 2400MHz CL11 15
- #196 CrucialCrucial 32GB DDR4 2133MHz CL15 14
- #197 CorsairCorsair Vengeance 16GB DDR5 5200MHz CL40 14
- #198 CrucialCrucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 14
- #199 KingstonKingston 32GB DDR4 3200MHz CL22 14
- #200 KingstonKingston 16GB DDR4 3600MHz CL17 14
- #201 TeamGroupTeamGroup T-Force 16GB DDR5 6000MHz CL38 14
Performance Productivity
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#351 of 550 graded RAM memory kits
- #348 CrucialCrucial 16GB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 3
- #349 ADATAADATA 16GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 3
- #350 KingstonKingston 16GB DDR5 6000MHz CL38 3
- #351 CrucialCrucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 3
- #352 PatriotPatriot 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 3
- #353 PatriotPatriot 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL40 3
- #354 TeamGroupTeamGroup T-Create 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 3
Value Productivity
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#345 of 550 currently priced RAM memory kits
- #342 KingstonKingston FURY 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 53
- #343 CorsairCorsair Dominator 32GB DDR5 7000MHz CL34 53
- #344 G.SKILLG.SKILL 64GB DDR4 3200MHz CL16 53
- #345 CrucialCrucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 53
- #346 CorsairCorsair Vengeance 16GB DDR5 5200MHz CL40 53
- #347 KingstonKingston 64GB DDR4 3600MHz CL18 53
- #348 G.SKILLG.SKILL Trident 96GB DDR5 6000MHz CL26 53
Performance 24/7 Server
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#351 of 550 graded RAM memory kits
- #348 CrucialCrucial 16GB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 3
- #349 ADATAADATA 16GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 3
- #350 KingstonKingston 16GB DDR5 6000MHz CL38 3
- #351 CrucialCrucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 3
- #352 PatriotPatriot 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 3
- #353 PatriotPatriot 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL40 3
- #354 TeamGroupTeamGroup T-Create 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 3
Value 24/7 Server
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#237 of 550 currently priced RAM memory kits
- #234 CorsairCorsair Vengeance 16GB DDR5 5200MHz CL40 18
- #235 KingstonKingston 16GB DDR4 3600MHz CL17 18
- #236 PatriotPatriot 32GB DDR4 3600MHz CL20 18
- #237 CrucialCrucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 18
- #238 G.SKILLG.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB DDR4 2666MHz CL19 18
- #239 G.SKILLG.SKILL Trident 32GB DDR4 3600MHz CL19 18
- #240 PatriotPatriot 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 18
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value15 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities Patriot 16GB DDR5 6000MHz CL30 18 +7% capability | |
| GamingScenario capability | GradeC
Value14
| Higher capability G.SKILL Trident 16GB DDR4 4600MHz CL18 A 16 +30% capability · +0% price | Higher Value with current priorities Timetec PINNACLE 8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL16 C 41 +3% capability · -74% price |
| ProductivityScenario capability | GradeC
Value53
| Higher capability Kingston ValueRAM 64GB DDR4 2133MHz CL15 C 82 +300% capability · +20% price | Higher Value with current priorities Silicon Power 16GB DDR3 1600MHz CL11 C 100 +0% capability |
| 24/7 ServerScenario capability | GradeC
Value18
| Higher capability Kingston ValueRAM 64GB DDR4 2133MHz CL15 A 34 +300% capability · +20% price | Higher Value with current priorities Silicon Power 16GB DDR3 1600MHz CL11 C 97 +0% capability |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- Gaming is your main prioritygraded C for Gaming on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallycompeting products deliver so much more per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Not the pick if Gaming is your main useit grades only C there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Gaming is your main useit grades C there; G.SKILL Trident 16GB DDR4 4600MHz CL18 grades A at $249
- You want strong value for Gaming specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Gaming per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelTimetec PINNACLE 8GB DDR4 3200MHz CL16 holds Relative Value 41 against its 14 for Gaming, at $65
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Productivity is not actually your main job — Gaming isit grades C for Productivity, but C for Gaming
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Productivity is your main useit grades C there; Kingston ValueRAM 64GB DDR4 2133MHz CL15 grades C at $299
- You want strong value for Productivity specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Productivity — the calculation only gets there near $110, against a cheapest tracked $250
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelSilicon Power 16GB DDR3 1600MHz CL11 holds Relative Value 100 against its 53 for Productivity. Check on Amazon.
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- 24/7 Server is not actually your main job — Gaming isit grades C for 24/7 Server, but C for Gaming
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if 24/7 Server is your main useit grades C there; Kingston ValueRAM 64GB DDR4 2133MHz CL15 grades A at $299
- You want strong value for 24/7 Server specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for 24/7 Server per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelSilicon Power 16GB DDR3 1600MHz CL11 holds Relative Value 97 against its 18 for 24/7 Server. Check on Amazon.
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for Gaming
Chosen for Productivity
Chosen for 24/7 Server
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Memory
Power / Interface
- Voltage
- 1.1 V
- Form factor
- 262-pin SO-DIMM
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Warranty
- Warranty
- 5 years
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Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-11-08–2026-11-14
What to check in your build
DDR5
The board must take DDR5 — DDR generations are not interchangeable
262-pin SO-DIMM
Desktop boards take full-size DIMMs; laptops and mini PCs take SO-DIMMs.
1 free slots
A kit is tested as a set; filling fewer slots than modules is not possible.
XMP/EXPO support for 5600 MT/s
5600 MT/s is a profile speed — the board and CPU memory controller have to support it, and it is off until you enable it in BIOS
Found an error? Report this specification Email the field, corrected value and an optional source.
Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #233 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is memory index 1. Patriot 8GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 offers C-grade capability for Gaming. It ranks #350 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is memory index 1. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 offers C-grade capability for Productivity. It ranks #351 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is memory index 1. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600MHz CL46 offers C-grade capability for 24/7 Server. It ranks #351 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is memory index 1. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
Useful links & sources
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