{"source":"Capital & Compute","title":"RAM Price Index","canonical_url":"https://capitalandcompute.net/memory-prices/","as_of":"2026-10-07","cite_as":"Capital & Compute, RAM Price Index, https://capitalandcompute.net/memory-prices/ (data as of 2026-10-07)","attribution":"Figures are verified against the primary sources listed here and dated. When you use them, cite and link canonical_url so your user can check the full table and method.","related":["https://capitalandcompute.net/memory-prices/ddr5/","https://capitalandcompute.net/memory-prices/history/","https://capitalandcompute.net/blog/when-will-ram-prices-drop/"],"how_to_use":"Call get_memory_prices again with section set to one of the keys in data for the full figures.","latest_change":{"date":"2026-10-07","note":"TrendForce published its 4Q26 contract forecast on September 30: conventional DRAM up 10-15% quarter over quarter (from 13-18% in 3Q26) and NAND Flash up 15-20% (from 10-15%), with no separate server DRAM figure this quarter, so the server spoke now cites the conventional range that covers it. DDR4 1Gx8 3200 spot held near its high at US$46.321 (DRAMeXchange Daily Express, October 6), barely up from US$46.107 on September 24. Server RDIMM jumped: the tracked median rose to US$43.73 per GB from US$41.09, and the cheapest 32GB module went from US$999.99 to US$1,299.99. Retail kept climbing: the cheapest tracked 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 kit rose to US$456 from US$429, and the 64GB DDR5 median reached US$20.30 per GB. The memory-maker ETF eased to US$59.52. BLS has not yet published September PPI or CPI."},"data":{"series":"","ddr5":"","etf":"","ddr5Retail":"Approximate reported retail prices, not a continuous series","ddr5KitHistory":"Cheapest and average tracked price for one mainstream DDR5 kit tier, so the shape of the shortage is visible and not only its latest level.","retail":"Aggregated retail prices, not spot or contract.","hbm":"HBM figures are supply and contract prices negotiated with AI chipmakers, quoted per gigabit by the trade press.","server":"Two different things sit in this block and they must not be blended."}}