DDR5 memory prices triple in three months, giving AMD AM4 upgrades a second wind

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DDR5 price spike keeps AM4 upgrades on the table as RAM kits triple in three months



ComputerBase’s latest price check shows mainstream RAM kits rising by an average 251.95% between mid-September and mid-December 2025. In the same tracking set, SSDs rose 41.59% on average and HDDs rose 33.72%.

That kind of jump changes the math for anyone moving to AMD’s AM5, since AM5 builds require DDR5. A separate report says major motherboard makers have seen sales drop around 40-50%, which lines up with people delaying full platform upgrades.
 

Absolutely insane! The rise in RAM prices is almost beyond words. Last month, prices had nearly doubled, but now they’re more than triple on average: the selected RAM kits have increased in price by a whopping 252 percent compared to September.
— ComputerBase

According to CB’s chart, one of the most popular DDR4 kits has only risen 153% in comaprison:


Source: ComputerBase

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