RAM Price Index
Track DDR5 and DDR4 memory prices over time.
Updated: October 15, 2026
Data updated daily from RAMList's consumer memory price database.
The RAMList RAM Price Index currently stands at 142.6, down 0.9% over the last 30 days and 5.0% over the last 90 days. DDR5 prices have increased faster than DDR4 over the past month. 32GB DDR5-6000 kits currently have a median street price of $540.00.
100 = baseline price level on June 1, 2026. An index value of 143 means the representative basket of consumer RAM costs approximately 43% more than it did on the baseline date.
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Current RAM Market Prices
| Memory | Current Median | 30 days ago | 90 days ago | 30-day change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32GB DDR5 | $627.95 | $595.55 | $484.49 | +$32.40 |
| 64GB DDR5 | $1,269.99 | $1,260.99 | $989.50 | +$9.00 |
| 32GB DDR5-CL30 | $579.90 | $559.99 | $479.50 | +$19.90 |
| 32GB DDR4-3200 | $229.99 | $229.99 | $233.04 | +$0.00 |
| 64GB DDR4-3200 | $458.99 | $459.99 | $458.99 | −$1.00 |
What changed in RAM prices?
- DDR5 prices increased 6.0% during the past 30 days. The largest movement was among 32GB kits, where median prices rose from $595.55 to $627.95.
- DDR4 prices were comparatively stable, decreasing 4.0% over the same period.
- DDR5-6000 CL30 remains the most competitive performance segment, with 40 qualifying kits currently priced below $560.
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How the RAM Price Index is calculated
The RAMList RAM Price Index measures how much consumer memory costs over time relative to a fixed starting point. On June 1, 2026 the index is set to 100; every later value is that day's price level as a percentage of the baseline. An index of 150 means prices are 50% higher than on the baseline date; 90 means 10% lower.
What we measure. Each day we take the median price per gigabyte of new consumer memory in each generation. The median (the middle listing) is used instead of the average so a few unusually cheap or expensive kits can't skew the figure. "Consumer" excludes used stock, registered/load-reduced server memory (RDIMM/LRDIMM), and System-ECC modules.
Per-generation indices. The DDR5 and DDR4 indices are each that generation's current median $/GB divided by its value on the baseline date, times 100.
Overall index. The headline RAM Price Index blends the two generations weighted by their share of tracked listings that day, so it reflects what the market is actually buying (currently weighted toward DDR5). As DDR4 fades and DDR5 grows, the weighting shifts with the market.
Data & history. Today's figures come from live listings across the retailers we track, refreshed throughout the day. Days before daily recording began are reconstructed from our price history and then frozen — once a day is recorded it never changes, so the published series and downloads stay stable. Methodology version 1.0.