The launch of Intel's 12th generation Alder Lake processors ushered in the era of DDR5 memory for home consumers. But due to the shortage of components and it is a new technology for consumers, its prices are high, but they could take a slight decrease in the coming months starting in 2022.
The firm TrendForce has published its latest analysis of the DRAM memory market, and things look positive for those who are hoping to acquire DDR5 in the first quarter of 2022. They expect prices for DDR5 format memory to decline from 3 to 8 per cent. hundred. It wouldn't make memory substantially cheaper, but it might pay off waiting a few months.
DDR5 price drop would begin in early 2022
TrendForce attributes this price drop to a "low penetration rate» due to the short time that Intel Alder Lake CPUs have been on the market. The first Alder Lake processors didn't arrive until early November, and as of today customers can choose to use DDR4 or DDR5-based motherboards, so there's no pressure to upgrade to DDR5 given rumors that the generation Raptor Lake it would still support DDR4. But on the other hand, the next generation of AMD could force the move to DDR5.
Once vendors start ramping up DDR5 production and Intel starts flooding the market with more Alder Lake processors, the situation should change with increasing demand for DDR5 modules. There are also the AMD Zen 4 processors that could force the adoption of DDR5 modules.
Samsung previously stated that they expect DDR5 to become the preferred choice for PC systems in 2023, or 2024 at the latest. Although this would apply to new-range computers, since many consumers may prefer to upgrade with components that are not so new and opt for second-hand markets or stock from years ago that have not yet been sold, speaking of both CPus and motherboards. and RAM memories.
Source: Tom's Hardware
