ADATA
DDR5 · 6400 MT/s · CL32 · 2×16GB
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Lancer Blade is another RGB entry in ADATA's XPG range, listed at the same 6400 MT/s as Caster but at a tighter CL32 — worth comparing the two side by side rather than assuming the family name alone tells you the timing.
Between the two, 2×16GB adds up to 32GB, so the module split is settled and the CAS number is the detail actually worth reading — that rated speed still only applies once the board's XMP or EXPO profile is enabled in BIOS.
UDIMM and lit, it's built for a desktop board with room for a taller kit; check case and cooler clearance before anything else, since the lighting adds height a plain heatspreader doesn't carry.
Crucial Pro trades looks for a compatibility-first, overclocking-headroom pitch, and within this 6400 MT/s grade, CAS latency -- not the shared headline speed -- is the number that actually separates one listing from another.
DDR5 doubled the bandwidth and moved power regulation onto the module. Whether that is worth paying for depends entirely on which platform you are building.
Flare X5 is a heatspreader-only DDR5-6000 line built for clearance-constrained builds, and within this 6000 MT/s grade every listing shares that one headline speed — the CL bin and capacity are the only things actually separating listings.
FURY Beast at 6000 spans three CL grades under one name plus a four-module 64GB option its 5600 sibling doesn't offer, which makes matching the exact SKU more important here than with most families.
16 GB is no longer comfortable, 32 GB is the sensible default, and 64 GB is a workload decision rather than a future-proofing one.
Capacity avoids stutter caused by running out of memory; speed affects how efficiently the CPU feeds data to the GPU. They solve different problems, and buying enough of the first one before spending on the second is the right order.