DRAM Spot Prices Double on Reports of China DDR4 Phaseout

DRAM spot prices double on reports of China DDR4 phaseout

TOKYO -- Spot market prices for a DRAM, one of the most widely used memory chips, have jumped on a report of a looming production shift in China. Pric

DDR4 RAM Prices Surge, Making It More Expensive to Upgrade Older PCs

A 32GB pack of DDR4 RAM is now 25% more than it was just a few weeks ago.

DDR4 RAM becomes more expensive than DDR5 as price spike hits last-gen memory

Last Updated on June 27, 2025 In a bit of a change of pace, it appears that DDR4 RAM is becoming more expensive and is no longer a viable option for purchase compared to DDR5 RAM. That’s according to the latest report by TrendForce, which shared the average spot price of DRAM from the past couple of weeks, ...

DDR4 RAM prices are skyrocketing as supply dwindles and scarcity hits

Double Data Rate 4 memory—or DDR4 RAM if you’re short on time—has had a good run. It first popped into PCs over a decade ago, but at this point it’s hard to find a new laptop that hasn’t moved on to DDR5, and it’s only really relevant on the desktop side for budget mini PCs and AMD’s AM4 platform. DDR4 manufacturing is winding down, and that means it’s getting a whole lot more expensive. There appears to be something of a rush on the existing st…