--- title: Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the... description: DRAM prices have skyrocketed globally, with 128GB DDR5 kits now costing ten times the lowest prices ever tracked and averaging $3,399. A standard 64GB... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/memory-prices-climb-500-in-12-months-up-to-10x-the-lowest-ever-tracked-prices-128gb-of-ddr5-now--wtfo6x949 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399 | daily.dev og:description: DRAM prices have skyrocketed globally, with 128GB DDR5 kits now costing ten times the lowest prices ever tracked and averaging $3,399. A standard 64GB... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/memory-prices-climb-500-in-12-months-up-to-10x-the-lowest-ever-tracked-prices-128gb-of-ddr5-now--wtfo6x949 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WtFo6X949.png og:image:alt: Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399 **[Tech Lead Digest](https://daily.dev/sources/techleaddigest)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary DRAM prices have skyrocketed globally, with 128GB DDR5 kits now costing ten times the lowest prices ever tracked and averaging $3,399. A standard 64GB DDR5-5600 kit that cost under $200 last year now runs over $1,100, a roughly 5x increase, while DDR4 kits are also up 120-180% due to spillover demand. European RAM prices reportedly rose 345% year over year, and SSD/HDD prices climbed over 125% in the same period. Hyperscalers have locked in most 2027 DRAM production capacity for AI datacenters, and industry executives from SK Hynix and ADATA warn the shortage could persist through 2030 or longer, since consumer PC and smartphone demand is losing out to AI infrastructure buildouts. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why have DDR5 and DDR4 memory prices increased so much recently Memory prices have surged because hyperscale buyers have locked in most of the global DRAM production capacity for 2027 to feed AI datacenter buildouts, leaving little supply for PC and smartphone makers. A 128GB DDR5 kit costs around $3,399, roughly ten times the lowest price ever tracked, while a 64GB DDR5-5600 kit rose from under $200 to over $1,100 in a year. DDR4 kits are also up 120-180% as builders shift to older platforms. _Anyone budgeting a PC build around memory costs can follow ongoing DRAM pricing shifts on daily.dev._ ### How long is the current DRAM shortage expected to last Industry executives expect the shortage to persist for years rather than resolve quickly. SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung warned that 2027 will be the worst year for memory supply in the industry's history, with demand outstripping production well into 2030, while ADATA's chairman Simon Chen suggested the DRAM crisis could last another decade. _Developers planning hardware upgrades can track how long memory shortages persist via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Shocking news about RAM prices](https://daily.dev/posts/shocking-news-about-ram-prices-dmfipi66o) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Samsung’s 60% DRAM Price Hike Signals a New Phase of Global Memory Tightening](https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-s-60-dram-price-hike-signals-a-new-phase-of-global-memory-tightening-lm1ggmk8k) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [DRAM prices have tripled, and three products are paying the price](https://daily.dev/posts/dram-prices-have-tripled-and-three-products-are-paying-the-price-gi3cc6inv) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The RAM Shortage Comes for Us All](https://daily.dev/posts/the-ram-shortage-comes-for-us-all-bvsk3yx5w) · Jeff Geerling · 60 upvotes · 17 comments - [An entire PS5 now costs less than 64GB of DDR5 memory, even after a discount — simple memory kit jumps to $600 due to DRAM shortage, and it's expected to get worse into 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/an-entire-ps5-now-costs-less-than-64gb-of-ddr5-memory-even-after-a-discount-simple-memory-kit-jum-i5djmfvsz) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#supply-chain](https://daily.dev/tags/supply-chain) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/memory-prices-climb-500-in-12-months-up-to-10x-the-lowest-ever-tracked-prices-128gb-of-ddr5-now--wtfo6x949) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months, up to 10x the lowest ever tracked prices — 128GB of DDR5 now $3,399","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/memory-prices-climb-500-in-12-months-up-to-10x-the-lowest-ever-tracked-prices-128gb-of-ddr5-now--wtfo6x949","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/memory-prices-climb-500-in-12-months-up-to-10x-the-lowest-ever-tracked-prices-128gb-of-ddr5-now--wtfo6x949"},"datePublished":"2026-08-24T01:08:00.494Z","dateModified":"2026-08-24T02:57:10.716Z","description":"DRAM prices have skyrocketed globally, with 128GB DDR5 kits now costing ten times the lowest prices ever tracked and averaging $3,399. 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