RAM Price Index 2026: Daily lowest price on DDR5 and DDR4 memory of all capacities

The 2026 RAM Price Index reveals that DDR5 and DDR4 memory prices have continued to surge amid ongoing global DRAM shortages. The article provides a detailed analysis of the dramatic price fluctuation... Read original →

The DRAM price surge stems not merely from supply-demand imbalance but from the confluence of AI-driven compute arms races and fractured geopolitically constrained supply chains. Technologically, DDR5’s bandwidth advantage has made it indispensable for AI training servers, triggering OEM stockpiling that starves the consumer segment; meanwhile, DDR4 suffers as mature-node capacity is diverted to HBM production. On compliance, while U.S.-Dutch export controls don’t directly target commodity DRAM, equipment bans have delayed fab expansions in Taiwan, China and Korea, inflating industry-wide capex. In market maneuvering, Micron deepens its NVIDIA alliance, Samsung accelerates U.S. fab construction, and module makers like Corsair retreat into niche segments. Over the next 12–24 months, even with new capacity, DDR5 prices will lag in normalization—persistent AI cluster deployments, slow CXL adoption, and entrenched geopolitical friction will cement high-volatility as the memory market’s new baseline.