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Analysts expect a sharp drop in the price of entry-level DDR5 memory this year, benefiting Intel and AMD

Shulou Source: shulou.com Published: 2023-11-24 10:26:43 10月03日 Update

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen OC_Formula for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com Sept. 4 News, the DigiTimes report shows that the price of DDR5 memory will continue to decline in the second half of 2022 and 2023, which will help AMD and Intel launch new PC hardware.

In July, DDR5 contract prices fell 20%, while chip suppliers cut lower-level DDR5 products. At the consumer level, the figures given by DDR5 quotations, especially from channel distributors, plummeted to a level much lower than manufacturers' expectations.

Analysts point out that next year's pricing should be reasonable / comfortable, and expect the price of DDR5 memory to be close to, or even flat, the previous DDR4 memory, so that more users can experience the newer technology, and you can buy DDR5 memory according to your own situation.

CTOnews.com has reported that AMD has just launched a new Ryzen 7000 series, and at present, the new generation of processors will be limited to DDR5 support, while Intel's 13th generation CPU will remain compatible with DDR4, but it depends on the strategies of the major card makers.

These new products will promote the development of a new generation of DDR5 and are expected to put it at the forefront of most PC system hardware in the next few years. In addition, AMD will work with a number of DDR5 memory manufacturers to provide "EXPO" suites to provide the best support for the upcoming AM5 platform.

Although Intel 12-generation cool processors also supported DDR5 memory before, Intel did not fully adopt DDR5 because of the high DDR5 pricing before the first half of this year. However, it is good for users to have a choice, and most high-end versions support DDR5, so it does not affect the performance improvement brought about by the upgrade of memory bandwidth for high-end users.

The 32GB dual-channel DDR5-4800 currently costs about $149.99, while the 6000 kit with CL36 timing and 32GB dual-channel costs $239.99, similar to the 2021 DDR4 memory market.

However, these memories at the beginning of 2022 are almost double or even higher than the current quotations, such as some high-end DDR5 products up to $900, leaving a large number of users with the illusion that DDR5 memory is unaffordable.