Samsung is rumored to announce a significant increase in its memory prices, marking one of the largest hikes, which means that consumer RAM may become even more expensive in the future.
Samsung Is Claimed to Have Raised DDR5 Memory Prices By Up To 50%, As a Aftermath of the AI Hype
Well, if you think RAM prices at their current stage are 'inflated', well, it appears that Samsung plans to take them even higher, as according to a report by Reuters, it is claimed that the Korean giant is rumored to increase memory prices by a whopping 60%, to keep up with the demand coming from the AI sector, and ensure a stable supply chain. It is disclosed that contract prices for 32 GB DDR5 modules have risen to $239, which marks a phenomenal MoM increase, almost a 50% increase, which is simply shocking. At this pace, consumer memory modules will only become increasingly expensive.
Apart from this, the prices of 16GB and 128GB DDR5 have also risen by 50%, indicating that the broader pricing trend for memory modules has been increasing for several weeks now. The Korean giant is one of the biggest DRAM suppliers in the industry, and given that the firm has increased pricing for its memory products, it is imminent that other suppliers too will look for a more 'aggressive' price hike, which isn't good news for PC gamers at all, since memory upgrades are going to become a lot more difficult.
We explained the reason behind RAM shortages in a previous report. For a quick recap, most demand comes from data centers seeking to leverage DRAM for HBM as well as DDR modules to maximize memory latency in their configurations. And since data center build-out is currently at its highest, it is certain that a shortage of components like DRAM and NAND will be present. And since manufacturers are receiving large-scale orders that reserve 'years of supply', the consumer markets will eventually suffer.
By now, many of our readers would have already noticed the radical increase in DDR5 and DDR4 memory prices, and it appears that once the memory shortages start to become a lot more severe, companies like Corsair, Adata, and others would look to ensure a consistent supply by increasing the pricing of their products.
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