Kingston HyperX Beast 16 GB (2x8GB DDR3-1600)

The Kingston HyperX Beast 16 GB ships as 2 modules of 8GB each with 16GB of DDR3 on board. It is specced for 1600 MT/s with a CAS latency of 9, working out to a true latency of about 11.3ns. Operating voltage sits at 1.35V.

Builders shopping for older AM4 and LGA1700 boards that top out at DDR4 will find this budget DDR3 option easy to justify. Once memory clears 3600 MT/s, frequency gains taper off, so the 16GB on offer here is the spec that counts for modern AAA titles. At $49.99 it sits in the budget memory kit bracket.