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Navigate the volatile DDR5 market with updates on RAM pricing shocks, supply shortages, and next-gen memory performance.
Product database PCPartPicker has graphs tracking the prices of RAM over the last 18 months, and they make for sobering viewing. The price for a pair of 16GB DDR5-4800 sticks went from under $100 at the start of 2025 to more than $400 today. Right now, 32GB of high-end DDR5-6000, which was just under $250, has now risen to more than $1,200 — equivalent to the price of an entire MacBook Air.
Why are RAM prices so high right now? - EngadgetSamsung announces next-gen 3D memory when all we want is reasonably priced DDR5 The new tech looks impressive, but most of it will be gobbled up by AI data centers. …
… If you're still on an AM4 system, its return could be an opportunity to upgrade your rig without having to invest in a new motherboard and crazy-expensive DDR5 RAM. …
… The price for a pair of 16GB DDR5-4800 sticks went from under $100 at the start of 2025 to more than $400 today. Right now, 32GB of high-end DDR5-6000, which was just under $250, has now risen to more than $1,200 — equivalent to the price of an entire MacBook Air . …
… Valve says the Steam Machine has a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 6C/12T and AMD RDNA3 28CUs, along with 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM. …
… Another nice detail is that while the config I previewed features a single 16GB stick of DDR5 RAM, there's a second open SO-DIMM slot inside, so it'll be very easy to add more down the line. …
… On the AMD side, the Framework 13 Pro can be specced with AMD's Ryzen AI 300 series chips which use old-fashioned DDR5 RAM. …