Acronym · Memory & Storage
CL (CAS Latency)
The number of clock cycles between a DRAM read command and the first data appearing on the bus when the row is already open. Because cycle times shorten each generation, a higher CL number does not necessarily mean slower memory.
- Also known as
- CAS latency, tCL
- Type
- Acronym
- Domain
- Memory & Storage, Memory interface
Notes
DDR5-6400 CL32 and DDR4-3200 CL16 both work out to roughly 10 nanoseconds of actual read latency.
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