PC gamers continues to flounder as massive 4TB DDR5 RAM kit for AI servers emerges for only $77,000
While most gamers won’t be rocking any ultra-high-capacity memory anytime soon, given current prices, a new RAM kit has hit the memory market, but it’s not exactly a price-conscious purchase. This new DDR5 RAM kit comes from NEMIX, a U.S. company that specializes in memory and storage solutions for enterprise-level tech firms and government agencies. The company has announced a staggering 4 TB DDR5 memory kit comprising 16 individual 256GB ECC RDIMMs, priced at an eye-watering $76,999.
Nemix’s 4TB DDR5 RAM kit consists of modules that run at a fast 6400 MT/s and boast a CAS latency of 52. The starting price is around $70,800. However, there’s some variation in listings that mark up the price to $76,999.99.
This puts Nemix’s RAM kit firmly in the buying territory of serious AI data centers, government projects, hyperscale data centers, and serious workstation users who need the top-of-the-line bandwidth and performance without concessions.
Despite the recent price surge in RAM and storage, one might ask the obvious question: Why is this kit so expensive? That’s because of a mix of the sheer density of the memory chips in use and the sheer amount of memory in play, in addition to features such as ECC that make them suitable for server-grade use cases. These RAM kits come in multiple configurations, ranging from 1Rx8 to 4Rx4, to deliver stable performance under heavy loads.
To put this in perspective, these RAM kits cost roughly $17–$18 per GB, which is nearly twice the price of consumer-grade DRAM, which can still be found for sub-$10/GB for comparable memory modules even as supply conditions continue to worsen.
Of course, Nemix’s 4TB DDR5 RDIMMs are not meant for enthusiast-level gaming setups simply because of their relatively high CAS latency, even if one could meet the enormous ask, given that no consumer-grade motherboard supports 16 sticks of RAM, with most PCs limiting themselves to 4. To offer some more perspective, workstation-class PCs with Threadripper CPUs support up to 8 DIMM slots. Given the unavailability of multiple RAM kits on their website, it seems AI data centers, enterprise customers, and hyperscalers are snapping these kits up as we speak, even as DRAM supply is tightening.
It just goes to show how demand for specialized memory continues to grow to meet the ever-increasing needs of data-intensive computation, even at a steep price of nearly $77,000 per kit.
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