New DDR5 RAM price analysis shows glimmer of hope in gloomy, unpredictable market

Pretty much everyone is aware of the RAM and storage pricing chaos that has been lingering for the past several months. The most prominent cause for this price hike is AI and its demand for large amounts of RAM and storage. There has been a continuous rise in prices for the past nine to 10 months, but it looks like there is finally a glimmer of hope.

3DCenter.org, a website that has been tracking RAM and storage prices in Germany since July last year, has reported that their latest findings show a decrease in the uptick for DDR5 prices. The average decrease has been 7.2% across 20 DDR5 products analyzed by the website. This drop comes after six months (July 2025 to January 2026) of continuous increase and no change over the previous two months.

That’s not to say that DDR5 prices are back to normal. They currently sit at a 408% average increase compared to prices in July. This means from a 4.4x price increase, DDR5 is sitting at a 4.1x increase. So, this decline is only a small shift but it is still a positive sign, especially coming after a month of no increase (February). Whether or not this is indicative of a downward trend is too early to say. Also, this is currently only true for the German market and not the global market.

There have been reports supporting both sides of the discussion – weather the RAM and storage prices will start to stabilize and come back down through the year, or continue to climb further. Regardless, a major shift in the market has already taken place with PC gaming being affected, smartphone prices increasing, phones being discontinued, and DRAM manufacturers quitting the market entirely.