TL;DR: DDR4 memory prices are rising due to supply constraints as manufacturers shift focus to DDR5 and HBM for AI applications, causing DDR4 demand to outpace supply. This trend makes upgrading to ...

I'm sure we have plenty to actually thank AI for, but DDR4 pricing isn't one of those things. For a long time, DDR4 RAM was cheap enough to be worth consideration if you were looking to build a budget ...

Driven by major DRAM manufacturers focusing on investment and research in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and gradually phasing out mature process products, DDR4 spot prices have rapidly doubled since the ...

DRAM contract prices are up 171.8% year-over-year as of Q3 2025, outpacing even gold’s recent gains, and the shockwaves are just starting to reach the consumer market. An unprecedented appetite for ...

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's top DRAM supplier, is reportedly preparing to phase out DDR4 products for server and PC use by mid-2026. As the company pivots to DDR5 and high-bandwidth ...

An AMD patent application for a new spin on DDR5 PC memory has been spotted. The so-called high-bandwidth dual inline memory module or HB-DIMM is designed to boost memory bandwidth courtesy of pseudo ...

Bottom line: The global DRAM market is sending mixed signals as 2025 enters its final months, with older DDR4 memory chips now trading at higher prices than their next-generation DDR5 counterparts.