As a quick review, DDR5 memories are currently only supported by a few Intel processors. The following AMD Ryzen 7000 They will already support this new RAM memory standard. Alder Lake (12th Gen Intel Core) supports both DDR4 and DDR5, as well as motherboards. Due to the high price of this new standard, many have opted for DDR4.
Absurd prices and early stockouts for DDR5 RAM
Within the hardware industry, being the first gives brands a certain name and prestige. The user, normally, does not care enough to acquire a product that “innovates” in certain aspects. Also, it is normal to wait a while before buying a new product, because the first or first shipment may arrive with some problems.
In the case of DDR5 memories, not many have been able to acquire these modules. When Intel Alder Lake launched, few stores carried stock of DDR5 RAM and those that did, it was more expensive than the processor and motherboard themselves, combined. But that wasn’t a big deal either, since you can opt for a motherboard that supports DDR4 RAM memory without major problems.
The first weeks we saw as a 16 GB module they used to hang out between 300-400 $, a real madness. If you wanted to buy two modules, in most cases the price was more than double. While 16 GB of DDR4 RAM could range from 120 to 150 $, for more or less simple models.
Evolution of the price of the Kingston HyperX Fury Beast DDR5 RAM memory kit according to CamelCamelCamel
But now can we afford it?
A little over six months later, it seems that prices are normalizing, even “becoming affordable again”. We can find a kit Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 with a frequency of 5200 MHz for 280 $, which is not bad. More attractive is the kit Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB operating at 4,800 MHz, the price of which is around $216. Below we leave you the links of both products.
While the price of the Corsair kit hasn’t changed, the HyperX Fury kit has come down a lot. CamelCamelCamel
We are going to compare the HyperX Fury DDR4 and DDR5 kit. Both products have the same heatsink, what changes is the type of memory used. This allows us to make an interesting comparison regarding the price of the products. We see that the DDR4 kit is priced at around $190 (without discounts) while the DDR5, according to CamelCamelCamel, is around $240 (although $270 is indicated on Amazon)
As we can see, the price of DDR5 RAM has come down a lot in recent weeks. Eventually, when AMD launches its Ryzen 7000, as the stock should increase, it is possible that the prices will be adjusted a little more. That if, for now, it seems unlikely that the price of DDR5 will be lower than that of DDR4.
