DDR4 price today — live DDR4 die and module tracker
The legacy node suppliers are winding down, and the hardest-moving corner of the memory market.
Quick answer: as of 2026-10-12, DDR5 16Gb (2Gx8) 4800/5600 is $58.12 USD / die, +5.06% over 30 days and +480.00% year over year. Across the 5 contracts tracked on this page the basket is +5.34% over 30 days and +563.00% year over year.
DDR4 is being discontinued at the leading suppliers while millions of installed platforms still need it. That mismatch is why DDR4 has outrun DDR5 on a percentage basis. This page tracks the 16Gb and 8Gb DDR4 dies against the DDR5 dies replacing them, so you can see the spread between the retiring node and the new one.
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5 contracts · basket 30d +5.34% · basket YoY +563.00%
| Contract | Spot | Daily H / L | Session H / L | 30d | YoY | Chart | Source |
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DDR5-16G DDR5 16Gb (2Gx8) 4800/5600 24 Sep session average. Demand remains selective even as the published average holds near its cycle high. USD / die | $58.12 | $59.51 $56.15 | $59.51 $51.69 | +5.06% | +480.00% | Chart ↗ | DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board reported · 2026-09-24 |
DDR5-16G-eTT DDR5 16Gb (2Gx8) eTT Untested die. The eTT-to-branded gap is the cleanest read on how tight qualified supply is. USD / die | $25.32 | $26.06 $24.79 | $26.06 $22.27 | +0.67% | +330.00% | Chart ↗ | DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board reported · 2026-09-24 |
DDR4-8G DDR4 8Gb (1Gx8) 3200 24 Sep spot average. Legacy-node supply remains tight, though weekly gains have slowed from the summer surge. USD / die | $46.23 | $47.64 $43.71 | $47.64 $40.35 | +7.71% | +860.00% | Chart ↗ | DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board reported · 2026-09-24 |
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Daily H/L is the current quote day's range; session H/L is the trailing 30-day quoting window. Last updated .
Get the DDR4 price moves every Monday — week-over-week and year-over-year on the contracts above, plus the three headlines that moved a price.
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24 Sep spot board: DDR5 16Gb reaches $57.667 while DDR4 16Gb slips to $83.784
DDR5 16Gb 4800/5600 averaged $57.667 (+0.29% session) and eTT reached $25.500 (+0.79%). DDR4 diverged: 8Gb 3200 averaged $46.107 (+0.47%), while 16Gb 3200 fell 0.70% to $83.784. These are session changes on the published board, not 30-day returns.
DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board ↗ - DRAMMarket data
17 Sep spot board: DDR5 averages $55.23; DDR4 16Gb retreats 1.85%
DDR5 16Gb 4800/5600 averaged $55.233 (+0.73%) and DDR5 eTT averaged $24.50 (+0.82%). DDR4 split: 8Gb 3200 rose 0.78% to $46.143 while 16Gb 3200 fell 1.85% to $86.00. The board remains historically expensive, but the first visible corrections are appearing in select legacy parts.
DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board ↗ - NANDDownside risk
512Gb TLC NAND slips to $20.083 as consumer buying stays weak
The 512Gb TLC wafer spot reference fell another 0.31% to $20.083 on 14 September after a 2.71% weekly decline to $20.146. Consumer purchasing remains cautious even while enterprise SSD demand keeps contract pricing elevated.
TrendForce ↗ - DRAMMarket data
Spot board, 1 Sep: DDR5 16Gb $54.08, DDR4 16Gb $92.02, DDR4 8Gb $44.54 — all up under half a percent
The 1 September session closed with DDR5 16Gb 4800/5600 at a $54.083 average (+0.31%), DDR4 16Gb 3200 at $92.024 (+0.27%) and DDR4 8Gb 3200 at $44.544 (+0.40%). Every line is still green, but the daily session moves are now fractions of a percent rather than the multi-point jumps of June and July. The spread is the story: DDR4 16Gb printed a $117.00 high against a $42.20 low in the same session.
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FAQ
- What is the DDR4 price today?
- The table above shows the latest tracked DDR4 16Gb and 8Gb die levels with 30-day and year-over-year change, alongside the DDR5 dies they are being replaced by.
- Why has DDR4 gone up more than DDR5?
- Samsung, SK hynix and Micron are ending legacy DDR4 nodes to free wafer capacity for DDR5 and HBM. Demand from networking, industrial, automotive and older server platforms did not disappear at the same speed, so a shrinking supply is chasing steady demand — the classic end-of-life price spike.
- Should I upgrade DDR4 RAM now or wait?
- DDR4 supply only gets tighter as nodes are retired, so the historical pattern for an end-of-life memory node is higher prices and worse availability over time, not lower. Watch the 30-day column here: it is the first place a genuine reversal would show up.
- Where does this DDR4 price data come from?
- Broker spot boards, quarterly contract settlements, company filings and retail trackers. Every level is flagged reported, derived or estimate and links to its source — the methodology page lists the full ranked source set.