Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399
Analysis of historical price data trends indicates that the memory crisis has driven RAM prices to never-before-seen heights.
Memory prices have skyrocketed by 500% in just a year, reaching ten times their lowest recorded prices. A 128GB DDR5 kit now costs $3,399, a staggering increase. This memory crisis, dubbed RAMageddon, is gripping the PC building community. Prices have soared for various DDR5 kits, with a 64GB DDR5-6000 kit doubling in price to over $1,100.
DDR4 prices have also risen, though not as dramatically. The surge in demand for memory is so severe that hyperscale buyers are locking up global DRAM production capacity for 2027, driving up the value of DRAM to nearly half that of solid gold.
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