Almost every DDR5 RAM kit witnessed a noticeable price hike, driving the average DDR5 price to nearly 5X compared to July 2025 levels.
The RAM price hike is never-ending , and you will never know when the market will truly stabilize. After seeing some stability in April and May, the prices started growing quickly in the following months. And as we come close to Q4 2026, things are looking worse than ever. While in this report we will specifically analyze the DDR5 pricing trend in Germany, the trend is almost similar in other parts of the world.
The AI boom keeps pushing RAM prices upwards, and it has almost become impossible to build a PC on a low budget. The latest pricing data from 3D Center shows a worrying trend, which will certainly cause the PC market to crash if this trend continues for a longer period. The data is collected through Geizhals, which is a popular price comparison platform that pulls the real-time prices of computer products from multiple online German retailers.
As per the August data, the country has witnessed a sharp rise in the last few weeks. July was the worst month to buy a DDR5 RAM kit in Germany, but now August is even worse. The prices have started soaring dramatically, and we are likely to witness double-digit growth in the coming months. In August, the average DDR5 prices have grown to nearly 5X compared to July 2025 levels.
As per the listings, the price index has moved from 445% to 486% in August, making a regular DDR5 RAM kit nearly 4.9X more expensive than it was last year. If you take a look at the most affected RAM kits, nearly all the higher-capacity RAM modules saw double-digit growth. This includes the 64 GB, 48 GB, and 32 GB DDR5 RAM kits. Only a handful of kits remained unaffected during the recent weeks, but they are still at a whopping 400%+ level compared to July 2025.
These dramatic price increases have driven up the costs for other devices and components as well, including laptops, smartphones, desktops, mini PCs, and GPUs.
News Source: 3D Center
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