DRAM Contract Prices Projected to Increase 13-18% in 1Q24 as Price Surge Continues

[Kenrou]

DRAM Contract Prices Projected to Increase 13-18% in 1Q24 as Price Surge Continues

TrendForce reports that the DRAM contract prices are estimated to increase by approximately 13-18% in 1Q24 with mobile DRAM leading the surge. It appears that due to the unclear demand outlook for the entire year of 2024, manufacturers believe that sustained production cuts are necessary to...

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[EarthDog]

Weird... it's been getting cheaper for quite a while now...I thought. At least from launch it's been getting cheaper.

 

[infinitevalence]

Weird... it's been getting cheaper for quite a while now...I thought. At least from launch it's been getting cheaper.

Goes up and down like any commodity. SSD/NVMEs are also going up in price.

 

[EarthDog]

Goes up and down like any commodity. SSD/NVMEs are also going up in price.

lol, of course...everything is cyclical, but it's just been trending down for a while, like SSDs.... whose pricing isn't projected to go up much, and in 2Q 2024 (thank Samsung raising prices on NAND).

 

[Woomack]

Weird... it's been getting cheaper for quite a while now...I thought. At least from launch it's been getting cheaper.

I feel like DDR5 is still getting cheaper without significant breaks since release. I often check prices for reviews or to sell my older RAM, and I'm not happy (when I try to sell anything at least) seeing that from a typical 32GB 6000 kit for $450, the price went down to $150 in less than two years. In another way, $450 costs 96GB 6000-6600 right now.
SSDs, on average, are also getting cheaper, but it's because we more often see new QLC-based SSDs in stores and many more controller options. There are also many DRAM-less SSDs that barely existed a couple of years ago. Higher series and PCIe 5.0 SSD prices stopped a while ago. Some brands are pushing QLC because most users have no idea what they are buying and, in most cases, see no significant difference, while lower prices bump sales. So, in general, NAND costs more, but we can't feel it looking at SSD prices in stores.