The ever rising demands of AI, new data center builds, a stock shortage, and the end of DDR4 have caused a surge in prices for PC memory. This is especially true for DDR5 memory, which has seen its average price skyrocket since September 2025.
According to PCPartPicker's trending graphs, the prices have gone up almost $100 for some DDR5 kits. For example, DDR5-6000 (2x16GB) kits went from about $125...