The Bad Placeyahoo news | DDR4 and DDR5 prices are down on the spot market but only by a teeny, tiny...
RAM spot prices have finally shown a modest dip, falling about 5 percent after an extraordinary surge of over 2 000 percent in the past year. DigiTimes reports that 16 Gb DDR4 modules, which peaked at roughly $74 today, were trading near $3 just a year ago, while 16 Gb DDR5 chips, after climbing from $5.30 to $37.20, have also slipped by a similar margin. These declines, however, are limited to the spot market and have not yet translated into lower prices for the components that PC manufacturers source, meaning consumers looking to upgrade should temper expectations of immediate savings.
The broader picture remains grim. Industry analysts predict that affordable RAM will not become widely available until at least 2028, as manufacturers such as Micron and Samsung wrestle with a sustained imbalance between soaring NAND and memory demand and constrained production capacity. Micron warned that its new fabs won’t support meaningful shipments for several years, while Samsung expects profit margins to be more than eight times higher than a year ago. Consequently, many experts foresee continued price pressure and even potential bankruptcies among consumer‑electronics makers if the AI‑driven memory crunch persists.
The outlook for personal computing is equally uncertain. Phison’s CEO, Pua Khein‑Seng, has warned that numerous manufacturers could cease operations or abandon product lines by the end of 2026, and hardware‑industry veteran Nirav Patel has suggested that “personal computing as we know it” could effectively die out. Until supply chains normalize and production catches up with demand, the RAM market’s volatility is likely to continue, leaving both enthusiasts and casual users facing higher costs and limited upgrade options.
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