2025 DDR4 price rise

There is currently a DDR4 chip shortage, this has impacted pricing which has gone up over 50% the last three months.

Major manufacturers like Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix are phasing out DDR4 production in favor of newer technologies like DDR5. This short supply has driven up pricing.

From a retail perspective, computers using DDR4 are still good systems, many benefiting from upgrades from 8GB to 16GB and replacing hard drives with SSDs. However manufacturers are betting most early DDR4 computers will not qualify for a Windows 11 upgrade and consumers will replace them with new computers. 

In the short term we can not expect pricing to go back down, they are currently sitting just below or the same as DDR5 prices, and factors pressuring the price dropping have disappeared.

Recently, the Chinese government instructed Chinese manufacturers to halt DDR4 production, ending the period of oversupply.

Samsung has stopped taking contracts for DDR4 and has stopped production. The last of the Samsung DDR4 stock will be sold out by the end of 2025.

The start of the chip shortage was triggered by American companies stockpiling product due to American tariffs. Although the American government later exempted chips from tariffs, uncertainty around future tariffs has driven companies to build up inventories.

The DDR4 price rise has also triggered a rise in SSDs. We have seen prices increase 5 to 10%. Many major manufacturers are reducing their SATA SSD product lines. Micron Crucial only make the BX500 range and have recently made the MX500 End of Life.

Upgradeable has deep supply lines with manufacturers in America and Asia. We currently have stock of all DDR4 modules and SATA SSDs.

Our pricing will reflect current market pricing due to the volume of stock we sell.