Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro
Performance and good looks.
The Corsair Vengeance Pro is of course a DDR4-3200 kit with 16-18-18-36 timings. Though a look at the many tight XMP sub-timings reveals why the Corsair kit is often in near the top of the benchmarks leaderboard.
While looks are always objective, the Vengeance RGB Pro has a lovely design with its nice and dare we say simplistic metal heat sink. Our kit came with a black finish, though Corsair also offers it in white. The top section of the module is lit with RGB LEDs and the colors are notably distinct and rich.
Corsair’s iCUE software deserves a mention. Of course it controls the RGB effects of the Vengeance Pro kit and it can control other Corsair products too. It also offers additional functionality such as monitoring and timing information, useful if you’re overclocking.
Speaking of overclocking, the Corsair kit was the
equal best of the bunch, able to hit DDR4-3866 with 1.4V at its XMP timings. This would point to Corsair using a premium or binned IC in this kit and would go a long way to explaining its relative price premium. Since vendors are known to change IC, we’d be wary of saying that all kits will perform like this.
The Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro is a great blend of stock performance, RGB good looks and overclocking ability. Throw in the excellent functionality of the Corsair’s iCUE software too. While it costs a bit more than some of the other kits in the roundup, the whole package makes this a top quality kit.