{ "asOf": "2026-08-14", "sources": { "ppi": { "org": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", "title": "Producer Price Index by Industry: Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing", "seriesId": "PCU334413334413", "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/PCU334413334413", "unit": "index", "asOf": "2026-06", "verifiedDate": "2026-07-29" }, "cpi": { "org": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics", "title": "Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers: Computers, Peripherals, and Smart Home Assistant Devices (U.S. city average)", "seriesId": "CUUR0000SEEE01", "url": "https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUUR0000SEEE01", "unit": "index", "asOf": "2026-06", "verifiedDate": "2026-07-29" }, "ddr4Spot": { "org": "TrendForce", "title": "Memory Spot Price Updates and DRAMeXchange Daily Express: mainstream DDR4 1Gx8 3200MT/s chip", "url": "https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter", "unit": "USD per chip", "asOf": "2026-08-07", "verifiedDate": "2026-08-09" }, "ddr5": { "org": "TrendForce", "title": "Memory Spot Price Update: DDR5 spot momentum", "url": "https://www.trendforce.com/news/2025/11/19/insights-memory-spot-price-update-ddr5-prices-up-307-since-september-as-module-costs-poised-to-surge/", "unit": "percent", "asOf": "2025-11-18", "verifiedDate": "2026-06-23" }, "etf": { "org": "Roundhill Investments", "title": "Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM)", "url": "https://www.roundhillinvestments.com/etf/dram/", "unit": "USD per share", "asOf": "2026-08-07", "verifiedDate": "2026-08-09" }, "ddr5Retail": { "org": "Newegg Insider", "title": "DDR5 Memory in 2026: prices, supply and speed tiers (32GB DDR5-6000 kit)", "url": "https://www.newegg.com/insider/ddr5-memory-in-2026-whats-happening-to-prices-supply-and-speed-tiers/", "unit": "USD per 32GB kit", "asOf": "2026-03", "verifiedDate": "2026-06-23" }, "retailPerGb": { "org": "RAM Prices USA", "title": "Compare DDR4 and DDR5 prices daily (4,486+ modules, refreshed daily via the Amazon Creators API)", "url": "https://rampricesusa.com/", "unit": "USD per GB", "asOf": "2026-08-08", "verifiedDate": "2026-08-09" }, "retailKit": { "org": "DropReference (whereismyram.com)", "title": "DDR5 kit price tracker, continuously updated across 1,500+ DDR5 references", "url": "https://whereismyram.com/", "unit": "USD per 32GB kit", "asOf": "2026-08-09", "verifiedDate": "2026-08-09" }, "framework": { "org": "Framework", "title": "Updates on memory pricing and navigating the volatile memory market", "url": "https://frame.work/blog/updates-on-memory-pricing-and-navigating-the-volatile-memory-market", "unit": "USD per GB", "asOf": "2026-07-22", "verifiedDate": "2026-07-29" }, "hbm": { "org": "Seoul Economic Daily", "title": "HBM4 Prices to Double Next Year as Samsung, SK hynix Keep Upper Hand (reporting DigiTimes figures citing industry sources)", "url": "https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/07/12/hbm4-prices-to-double-next-year-as-samsung-sk-hynix-keep", "unit": "USD per gigabit", "asOf": "2026-07-12", "verifiedDate": "2026-07-29" }, "hbmHike": { "org": "TrendForce", "title": "Samsung, SK hynix Reportedly Plan ~20% HBM3E Price Hike for 2026 as NVIDIA H200, ASIC Demand Rises (citing Chosun Biz)", "url": "https://www.trendforce.com/news/2025/12/24/news-samsung-sk-hynix-reportedly-plan-20-hbm3e-price-hike-for-2026-as-nvidia-h200-asic-demand-rises/", "unit": "percent", "asOf": "2025-12-24", "verifiedDate": "2026-07-29" }, "serverContract": { "org": "TrendForce", "title": "Long-Term Agreements Cap Price Increases; Server DRAM Contract Prices Expected to Rise 13-18% QoQ in 3Q26", "url": "https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20260709-13140.html", "unit": "percent QoQ", "asOf": "2026-07-09", "verifiedDate": "2026-08-14" }, "memoryMarket": { "org": "TrendForce", "title": "AI Server Demand Continues to Support Memory Prices in 3Q26, but Gains Moderate as Consumer Demand Weakens and High Base Effects Take Hold", "url": "https://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20260703-13134.html", "unit": "percent QoQ", "asOf": "2026-07-03", "verifiedDate": "2026-08-14" }, "serverRetail": { "org": "DatacenterDisk", "title": "DDR5 ECC RDIMM Server Memory Prices, live cost per GB by module capacity (Amazon US listings via the Amazon Creators API, refreshed every few hours)", "url": "https://datacenterdisk.com/server-ram/ddr5", "unit": "USD per GB", "asOf": "2026-08-14", "verifiedDate": "2026-08-14" } }, "series": [ { "id": "ppi", "label": "Semiconductor PPI", "source": "ppi", "unit": "index", "points": [ { "date": "2024-01-01", "value": 31.706 }, { "date": "2024-02-01", "value": 31.668 }, { "date": "2024-03-01", "value": 31.629 }, { "date": "2024-04-01", "value": 31.803 }, { "date": "2024-05-01", "value": 31.743 }, { "date": "2024-06-01", "value": 31.518 }, { "date": "2024-07-01", "value": 30.602 }, { "date": "2024-08-01", "value": 30.456 }, { "date": "2024-09-01", "value": 30.487 }, { "date": "2024-10-01", "value": 30.724 }, { "date": "2024-11-01", "value": 30.729 }, { "date": "2024-12-01", "value": 30.561 }, { "date": "2025-01-01", "value": 30.118 }, { "date": "2025-02-01", "value": 30.132 }, { "date": "2025-03-01", "value": 30.322 }, { "date": "2025-04-01", "value": 30.235 }, { "date": "2025-05-01", "value": 29.982 }, { "date": "2025-06-01", "value": 29.882 }, { "date": "2025-07-01", "value": 29.798 }, { "date": "2025-08-01", "value": 29.392 }, { "date": "2025-09-01", "value": 29.45 }, { "date": "2025-10-01", "value": 29.64 }, { "date": "2025-11-01", "value": 29.646 }, { "date": "2025-12-01", "value": 29.668 }, { "date": "2026-01-01", "value": 29.62 }, { "date": "2026-02-01", "value": 30.138 }, { "date": "2026-03-01", "value": 30.132 }, { "date": "2026-04-01", "value": 30.602 }, { "date": "2026-05-01", "value": 30.162 }, { "date": "2026-06-01", "value": 29.695 } ] }, { "id": "cpi", "label": "Computers CPI", "source": "cpi", "unit": "index", "points": [ { "date": "2024-01-01", "value": 36.441 }, { "date": "2024-02-01", "value": 36.695 }, { "date": "2024-03-01", "value": 36.528 }, { "date": "2024-04-01", "value": 36.865 }, { "date": "2024-05-01", "value": 36.476 }, { "date": "2024-06-01", "value": 35.778 }, { "date": "2024-07-01", "value": 35.929 }, { "date": "2024-08-01", "value": 35.792 }, { "date": "2024-09-01", "value": 35.406 }, { "date": "2024-10-01", "value": 34.849 }, { "date": "2024-11-01", "value": 34.259 }, { "date": "2024-12-01", "value": 33.942 }, { "date": "2025-01-01", "value": 34.237 }, { "date": "2025-02-01", "value": 34.477 }, { "date": "2025-03-01", "value": 34.547 }, { "date": "2025-04-01", "value": 34.805 }, { "date": "2025-05-01", "value": 35.202 }, { "date": "2025-06-01", "value": 35.685 }, { "date": "2025-07-01", "value": 35.273 }, { "date": "2025-08-01", "value": 35.064 }, { "date": "2025-09-01", "value": 35.141 }, { "date": "2025-11-01", "value": 34.184 }, { "date": "2025-12-01", "value": 33.73 }, { "date": "2026-01-01", "value": 34.773 }, { "date": "2026-02-01", "value": 34.782 }, { "date": "2026-03-01", "value": 35.293 }, { "date": "2026-04-01", "value": 35.601 }, { "date": "2026-05-01", "value": 35.662 }, { "date": "2026-06-01", "value": 35.406 } ] }, { "id": "ddr4Spot", "label": "DDR4 1Gx8 spot", "source": "ddr4Spot", "unit": "usd", "points": [ { "date": "2025-11-12", "value": 12.179 }, { "date": "2025-11-18", "value": 12.757 }, { "date": "2025-12-03", "value": 16.729 }, { "date": "2025-12-09", "value": 17.064 }, { "date": "2026-04-28", "value": 32.5 }, { "date": "2026-05-05", "value": 32.4 }, { "date": "2026-06-03", "value": 34.8 }, { "date": "2026-06-09", "value": 35.9 }, { "date": "2026-06-30", "value": 36 }, { "date": "2026-07-07", "value": 37.14 }, { "date": "2026-07-15", "value": 39.8 }, { "date": "2026-07-21", "value": 41.1 }, { "date": "2026-08-07", "value": 42.45 } ] } ], "ddr5": { "spotPctSinceSep2025": 307, "spotPctAsOf": "2025-11-18", "reportedChip16GbUsd": [ { "date": "2025-09", "value": 6.84, "attribution": "reported figure, citing TrendForce spot data" }, { "date": "2025-12", "value": 27.2, "attribution": "reported figure, citing TrendForce spot data" } ] }, "etf": { "ticker": "DRAM", "name": "Roundhill Memory ETF", "price": 50.6, "priceAsOf": "2026-08-07", "low52Week": 26.14, "high52Week": 81.34, "inceptionDate": "2026-04-02", "holdings": "Micron, SK Hynix, Samsung, Sandisk and other memory makers", "sourceUrl": "https://stockanalysis.com/etf/dram/" }, "ddr5Retail": { "spec": "32GB DDR5-6000 kit", "note": "Approximate reported retail prices, not a continuous series", "source": "ddr5Retail", "points": [ { "label": "Mid 2025", "value": 80 }, { "label": "Early 2026", "value": 432 }, { "label": "Mar 2026", "value": 400 } ] }, "retail": { "asOf": "2026-08-09", "note": "Aggregated retail prices, not spot or contract. Two independent retail trackers disagree on the level, so every row is a range rather than a single price: RAM Prices USA reads Amazon listings only, DropReference tracks a wider basket of DDR5 kits across multiple retailers. Kit prices at the range edges are derived from the published per-GB figure where a tracker publishes per-GB rather than per-kit. Treat the low end as a good price to hunt for and the high end as what a typical listing asks.", "rows": [ { "id": "ddr5-16", "label": "16GB DDR5 (2x8GB)", "generation": "DDR5", "capacityGb": 16, "perGbLow": 17.57, "perGbHigh": 17.57, "kitLowUsd": 281, "kitHighUsd": 281, "source": "retailPerGb", "attribution": "RAM Prices USA 16GB DDR5 average of US$17.57 per GB (Amazon listings, August 8 2026); kit price derived from that per-GB figure and rounded to the nearest dollar. Only one tracker publishes this tier, so no range" }, { "id": "ddr5-32", "label": "32GB DDR5 (2x16GB)", "generation": "DDR5", "capacityGb": 32, "perGbLow": 11.88, "perGbHigh": 18.41, "kitLowUsd": 380, "kitHighUsd": 589, "source": "retailKit", "attribution": "Low end is the cheapest mainstream tier on the DropReference tracker (DDR5-6000 CL36 at US$380, August 9 2026); high end is derived from the RAM Prices USA 32GB average of US$18.41 per GB on August 8 2026 and rounded to the nearest dollar" }, { "id": "ddr5-64", "label": "64GB DDR5 (2x32GB)", "generation": "DDR5", "capacityGb": 64, "perGbLow": 15.9, "perGbHigh": 15.9, "kitLowUsd": 1018, "kitHighUsd": 1018, "source": "retailPerGb", "attribution": "RAM Prices USA 64GB DDR5 average of US$15.90 per GB (Amazon listings, August 8 2026); kit price derived from that per-GB figure and rounded to the nearest dollar. Only one tracker publishes this tier, so no range" }, { "id": "ddr4-16", "label": "16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)", "generation": "DDR4", "capacityGb": 16, "perGbLow": 8.72, "perGbHigh": 8.72, "kitLowUsd": 140, "kitHighUsd": 140, "source": "retailPerGb", "attribution": "RAM Prices USA 16GB DDR4 average of US$8.72 per GB (Amazon listings, August 8 2026); kit price derived from that per-GB figure and rounded to the nearest dollar" }, { "id": "ddr4-32", "label": "32GB DDR4 (2x16GB)", "generation": "DDR4", "capacityGb": 32, "perGbLow": 4.03, "perGbHigh": 7.48, "kitLowUsd": 128.99, "kitHighUsd": 239, "source": "retailPerGb", "attribution": "High end is derived from the RAM Prices USA 32GB DDR4 average of US$7.48 per GB (August 8 2026) and rounded to the nearest dollar; low end is its tracked best dual-stick listing, a GIGASTONE Game PRO 32GB kit at US$128.99 on the same date" }, { "id": "ddr4-64", "label": "64GB DDR4 (2x32GB)", "generation": "DDR4", "capacityGb": 64, "perGbLow": 7.77, "perGbHigh": 7.77, "kitLowUsd": 497, "kitHighUsd": 497, "source": "retailPerGb", "attribution": "RAM Prices USA 64GB DDR4 average of US$7.77 per GB (Amazon listings, August 8 2026); kit price derived from that per-GB figure and rounded to the nearest dollar" } ], "generationAverages": [ { "generation": "DDR4", "perGb": 7.64, "source": "retailPerGb", "attribution": "RAM Prices USA dated live-summary DDR4 average, August 8 2026" }, { "generation": "DDR5", "perGb": 16.2, "source": "retailPerGb", "attribution": "RAM Prices USA dated live-summary DDR5 average, August 8 2026" } ], "vendorPerGb": [ { "date": "2025-12", "value": 10, "attribution": "Framework, its own DDR5 module pricing for 8GB, 16GB and 32GB modules (December 24 2025 update)" }, { "date": "2026-02", "value": 14, "attribution": "Framework, its own DDR5 module pricing quoted as a US$12 to US$16 per GB range depending on capacity (February 11 2026 update); midpoint recorded" } ] }, "hbm": { "asOf": "2026-07-12", "note": "HBM figures are supply and contract prices negotiated with AI chipmakers, quoted per gigabit by the trade press. Per-GB values are a pure unit conversion (8 gigabits per gigabyte), not an estimate. These are not retail prices and are not comparable channel-for-channel with a consumer memory kit.", "grades": [ { "id": "hbm3e", "label": "HBM3E", "perGbitLow": 1.5, "perGbitHigh": 1.6, "source": "hbm", "attribution": "Seoul Economic Daily (July 12 2026), reporting DigiTimes figures citing multiple industry sources" }, { "id": "hbm4", "label": "HBM4", "perGbitLow": 2, "perGbitHigh": 2, "source": "hbm", "attribution": "Seoul Economic Daily (July 12 2026), reporting DigiTimes figures citing multiple industry sources; second half of 2026 pricing" }, { "id": "hbm4-2027", "label": "HBM4 (2027 forecast)", "perGbitLow": 4, "perGbitHigh": 5, "source": "hbm", "attribution": "Seoul Economic Daily (July 12 2026), reporting a DigiTimes forecast citing multiple industry sources. A forecast, not a transacted price" } ], "hike2026Pct": 20, "hike2026Attribution": "Samsung and SK hynix raised HBM3E supply prices by nearly 20% for 2026, as reported by TrendForce citing Chosun Biz (December 24 2025)" }, "server": { "asOf": "2026-08-14", "note": "Two different things sit in this block and they must not be blended. The module rows are new, in-stock registered ECC DDR5 RDIMM listings, read off a single-retailer live tracker (Amazon US), so they are retail street prices for server parts and not the contract prices a hyperscaler pays. The quarterly percentages are TrendForce contract-market forecasts, which are published as quarter-over-quarter changes rather than as free absolute levels. Used server memory is a separate and much cheaper channel that this block deliberately excludes.", "medianPerGb": 35.7, "medianAttribution": "DatacenterDisk stated median across all tracked DDR5 ECC RDIMM modules, read August 14 2026", "modules": [ { "capacityGb": 16, "perGb": 29.56, "moduleUsd": 472.9, "part": "Samsung DDR5-4800 RDIMM", "attribution": "DatacenterDisk lowest in-stock 16GB DDR5 ECC RDIMM listing, read August 14 2026" }, { "capacityGb": 32, "perGb": 34.31, "moduleUsd": 1098.01, "part": "Lowest in-stock 32GB RDIMM", "attribution": "DatacenterDisk lowest in-stock 32GB DDR5 ECC RDIMM listing, read August 14 2026; tracked range US$34.31 to US$44.66 per GB" }, { "capacityGb": 64, "perGb": 32.25, "moduleUsd": 2064, "part": "Kingston KSM56R46BD4PMI", "attribution": "DatacenterDisk lowest in-stock 64GB DDR5 ECC RDIMM listing, read August 14 2026; tracked range US$32.25 to US$39.38 per GB" }, { "capacityGb": 96, "perGb": 32.7, "moduleUsd": 3139.49, "part": "Lowest in-stock 96GB RDIMM", "attribution": "DatacenterDisk lowest in-stock 96GB DDR5 ECC RDIMM listing, read August 14 2026; tracked range US$32.70 to US$38.54 per GB" }, { "capacityGb": 128, "perGb": 39.06, "moduleUsd": 4999.99, "part": "Lowest in-stock 128GB RDIMM", "attribution": "DatacenterDisk 128GB DDR5 ECC RDIMM, a single tracked in-stock listing rather than a range, read August 14 2026" }, { "capacityGb": 256, "perGb": 34.06, "moduleUsd": 8719.99, "part": "V-Color DDR5-6400 RDIMM", "attribution": "DatacenterDisk 256GB DDR5 ECC RDIMM, a single tracked in-stock listing, read August 14 2026" } ], "contract": { "quarter": "3Q26", "serverPctLow": 13, "serverPctHigh": 18, "conventionalPctLow": 13, "conventionalPctHigh": 18, "nandPctLow": 10, "nandPctHigh": 15, "serverAttribution": "TrendForce (July 9 2026) expects server DRAM contract prices to rise 13-18% quarter-over-quarter in 3Q26", "conventionalAttribution": "TrendForce (July 3 2026) expects conventional DRAM contract prices to rise 13-18% and NAND Flash 10-15% quarter-over-quarter in 3Q26" }, "ltaNote": "Several U.S.-based CSPs have entered into multi-year long-term agreements which, in TrendForce's words, restrict suppliers from raising prices for these clients. From 3Q26 the primary source of server DRAM price increases shifts toward customers without an LTA, and toward incremental supply sold outside an LTA to existing LTA customers.", "ltaAttribution": "TrendForce, Long-Term Agreements Cap Price Increases (July 9 2026)", "downshiftNote": "CSPs and OEMs have gradually adjusted their RDIMM configurations, with some systems shifting from 96GB and 128GB modules to 32GB and 64GB modules.", "downshiftAttribution": "TrendForce (July 9 2026), quoted", "toleranceNote": "With contract prices already at record highs and consumer demand slowing, TrendForce reports that price tolerance among consumer customers has reached its limit, which is why it expects the 3Q26 increase to moderate to 13-18% even as AI server demand holds.", "toleranceAttribution": "TrendForce (July 3 2026)" }, "changelog": [ { "date": "2026-08-14", "note": "Added the server memory layer and two spoke pages. New: live DDR5 ECC RDIMM street prices by module capacity from DatacenterDisk (16GB to 256GB, a US$29.56 to US$39.06 per GB band against a US$35.70 median, read August 14), TrendForce contract forecasts for 3Q26 (server DRAM and conventional DRAM both 13-18% QoQ, NAND Flash 10-15%), the long-term-agreement mechanic that shields U.S. cloud providers and pushes the increase onto buyers without an LTA, and TrendForce's report that CSPs and OEMs are downshifting RDIMM configurations from 96GB and 128GB modules to 32GB and 64GB. The DDR4 spot series, the BLS indices, the retail rows, the ETF reading and the HBM contract prices are unchanged from the August 9 snapshot." }, { "date": "2026-08-09", "note": "The latest official TrendForce and DRAMeXchange spot snapshot put the mainstream DDR4 1Gx8 3200 chip at a new US$42.45 high on August 7, up 3.28% from July 21 and lifting the November 2025-based RAM price index from 337 to 349. Retail diverged: DDR4 eased to US$7.64 per GB while DDR5 rose to US$16.20, and a 32GB DDR5 kit now spans about US$380 to US$589 across the two trackers. The Roundhill Memory ETF recovered to US$50.60 but remained 38% below its US$81.34 high. BLS stays through June because the July CPI and PPI releases are due after this snapshot; no newer free HBM contract price was published." }, { "date": "2026-07-29", "note": "Two new TrendForce spot readings and the series broke $40: DDR4 1Gx8 3200 went US$37.14 (July 7) to US$39.80 (July 15) to US$41.10 (July 21), up 3.27% in the last week alone. New this update: a retail layer with per-GB and per-kit ranges for DDR5 and DDR4 across 16GB, 32GB and 64GB, plus an HBM contract-price section. The BLS prints both turned down in June 2026 (semiconductor PPI 30.162 to 29.695 preliminary, computers CPI 35.662 to 35.406), so the official gauges are now falling while the chip spot market sets records. The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) fell to $47.62, down 41% from its $81.34 high, the clearest cycle signal in the dataset." }, { "date": "2026-07-12", "note": "DDR4 1Gx8 3200 spot rose to US$37.14 (week of July 7, TrendForce), a fresh high for the series, after US$36.00 on June 30. The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) pulled back to about $63 from roughly $81 in late June, an equity signal cooling even while chip spot prices kept climbing. BLS semiconductor PPI and computers CPI unchanged through May 2026 (the June print is not yet released)." }, { "date": "2026-06-23", "note": "First publish: BLS semiconductor PPI and computers CPI through May 2026, TrendForce DDR4 1Gx8 spot through June 9, and the Roundhill Memory ETF." } ] }