What are memory prices today?

The table above lists the current tracked level for every memory contract we follow — DDR5 and DDR4 dies, server RDIMMs, GDDR6, HBM stacks, enterprise SSDs and retail kits — each with 30-day and year-over-year change and a link to its source.

Are these realtime memory prices?

As close as the market allows. There is no exchange for memory chips: DRAM and NAND spot levels come from daily broker surveys, contract prices settle quarterly, and HBM is sold on multi-quarter allocation. Every row records the session date so you always know how fresh a number is.

Why are memory chip prices rising?

AI datacenter demand. HBM burns roughly three times the wafer area per shipped bit versus commodity DDR5, so each wafer reallocated to HBM removes several times more mainstream bits from supply. Effective industry bit output is shrinking even as wafer starts grow.

What is the difference between memory prices and RAM prices?

RAM usually means the DRAM you buy as modules or kits. Memory prices here cover the whole stack: DRAM dies, modules and kits, graphics memory, HBM for AI accelerators, and NAND flash for SSDs — the upstream levels that set what retail RAM eventually costs.

Can I download the memory price data?

Yes. Every table and chart on the site exports to CSV or Excel, including the full 12-month history for each tracked contract.

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Memory prices — live memory chip price tracker

Every tracked memory contract in one table: DRAM, DDR5, DDR4, GDDR6, HBM, NAND and retail.

Quick answer: as of 2026-10-12, HBM3E 36GB 12-Hi Stack is $2,094.00 USD / stack, -0.74% over 30 days and +14.00% year over year. Across the 20 contracts tracked on this page the basket is +7.13% over 30 days and +343.55% year over year.

Memory pricing runs on three clocks at once — daily spot surveys for DRAM and NAND, quarterly contract settlements for modules, and multi-quarter allocation deals for HBM. This page puts all of them side by side so you can see where the squeeze starts and how it travels to the shelf. Each level is flagged reported, derived or estimate, links to its source, and exports to CSV or Excel.

Last updated 2026-10-12 00:00Z

Tracked contracts

20 contracts · basket 30d +7.13% · basket YoY +343.55%

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Memory prices — live memory chip price tracker — current prices and changes
Contract	Spot	Daily H / L	Session H / L	30d	YoY	Chart	Source
HBM3E-36G HBM3E 36GB 12-Hi Stack Reported scarce-lot spot price, roughly 4–5x long-term-agreement levels. No like-for-like 30-day spot comparison is available. USD / stack	$2,094.00	$2,120.00 $2,071.75	$2,120.00 $2,044.80	-0.74%	+14.00%	Chart ↗	TrendForce citing Seoul Economic Daily spot-market reporting reported · 2026-09-01
HBM4-48G HBM4 48GB 16-Hi Stack Reported spot indication for a scarce 16-layer product entering mass production; this is not a settled contract price. USD / stack	$3,471.00	$3,504.51 $3,420.44	$3,520.83 $3,420.44	-1.57%	0.00%	Chart ↗	TrendForce citing Seoul Economic Daily spot-market reporting reported · 2026-09-01
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
DDR4-16G DDR4 16Gb (2Gx8) 3200 24 Sep session average. The negative session move is an early cooling signal after the legacy-node squeeze. USD / die	$81.63	$84.75 $78.55	$84.75 $72.49	+6.14%	+690.00%	Chart ↗	DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board reported · 2026-09-24
GDDR6-16G GDDR6 16Gb Graphics DRAM Graphics index. Competes with HBM and server DRAM for the same advanced-node wafer starts. USD / die	$11.71	$12.03 $11.56	$12.03 $10.32	+5.30%	+195.00%	Chart ↗	MemWatcher weekly index (week 2026-32) reported · 2026-08-03
RDIMM-64G DDR5 RDIMM 64GB (32x 16Gb) Derived: 32 × DDR5 16Gb spot plus ~6% for RCD, PMIC, PCB and assembly. Not a traded module quote. USD / module	$1,975.00	$2,004.78 $1,923.80	$2,004.78 $1,739.25	+7.13%	+455.00%	Chart ↗	Derived from DRAMeXchange DDR5 16Gb spot derived · 2026-09-24
eSSD-30T Enterprise SSD 30.72TB QLC Estimate rolled forward on TrendForce's reported 48–53% QoQ eSSD contract increase in 2Q26. Not a current transaction price. USD / drive	$4,636.00	$4,712.73 $4,543.10	$4,712.73 $4,103.18	+11.35%	+165.00%	Chart ↗	TrendForce Enterprise SSD Contract Price 2Q26 estimate · 2026-Q2
RTL-32G Retail DDR5 32GB Kit (2x16, 6000 CL30) Cheapest qualified 32GB DDR5 kit at named US retailers on 30 Aug; the index median was $15.94/GB (~$510). USD / kit	$458.70	$484.19 $443.32	$484.19 $405.71	+14.20%	+230.00%	Chart ↗	TechFuelHQ measured $/GB index (cheapest qualified offer $14.38/GB × 32GB) reported · 2026-08-30
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RTL-NVME2T Retail NVMe SSD 2TB (market average) Flat over 30 days and down 42% over 60 — the one line on the board that has stopped rising. USD / drive	$378.48	$389.49 $362.36	$389.49 $331.62	-0.41%	+220.00%	Chart ↗	RAM Price History US 2TB NVMe tracker (218 listings) reported · 2026-08-05
LPDDR5X-16G LPDDR5X 16Gb (2GB) 8533 Flagship phone and on-device AI part. Edge-AI NPUs now bid against handset OEMs for the same 1b-nm wafers. USD / die	$29.89	$30.77 $29.24	$30.77 $26.20	+7.30%	+340.00%	Chart ↗	DRAMeXchange / TrendForce mobile DRAM spot board reported · 2026-09-09
LPDDR4X-16G LPDDR4X 16Gb (2GB) 4266 Legacy-node squeeze mirrors DDR4: routers, gateways and set-top boxes are locked to this part. USD / die	$22.07	$23.09 $21.58	$23.09 $19.72	+10.98%	+445.00%	Chart ↗	DRAMeXchange / TrendForce mobile DRAM spot board reported · 2026-09-09
LPDDR3-2GB Mobile DDR 2GB (LPDDR3 16Gb) 1866 A 2GB mobile DDR die now costs more than a 2GB LPDDR4X die — end-of-life allocation, not demand. USD / die	$18.63	$19.49 $18.03	$19.49 $16.38	+7.83%	+520.00%	Chart ↗	Derived from LPDDR4X 16Gb spot plus reported legacy-node premium derived · 2026-09-09
SODIMM5-32G DDR5 SODIMM 32GB (16x 16Gb) Laptop upgrade module. Socketed SODIMM supply is the first thing OEMs cut when dies are scarce. USD / module	$923.36	$961.19 $901.16	$961.19 $808.18	+7.43%	+430.00%	Chart ↗	Derived from 16 × DDR5 16Gb spot plus SPD, PMIC and assembly derived · 2026-09-24
SODIMM4-16G DDR4 SODIMM 16GB (8x 16Gb) DDR4 16GB SO-DIMM contract average, not a spot-die conversion. Session and 30-day changes are modeled, not reported contract moves. USD / module	$265.87	$277.85 $255.38	$277.85 $233.62	+11.25%	+610.00%	Chart ↗	DRAMeXchange / TrendForce DRAM contract board (2H July) reported · 2026-07-31
eMMC-32G eMMC 5.1 32GB Standard boot-and-log device for edge gateways running a full Linux image. USD / device	$20.02	$20.53 $19.21	$20.53 $17.62	+10.98%	+235.00%	Chart ↗	Distributor listing check (Digi-Key / Mouser, ≥1k) estimate · 2026-09-09
UFS4.0-256G UFS 4.0 256GB Flagship phone storage. On-device model weights pushed the mainstream capacity point up a rung. USD / device	$54.23	$55.92 $52.74	$55.92 $47.54	+12.20%	+275.00%	Chart ↗	Derived from TrendForce NAND contract plus controller and packaging derived · 2026-09-09
NOR-128M QSPI NOR Flash 128Mb Standard code-storage rung for Wi-Fi 6/7 gateways and industrial SoC boards. USD / device	$2.08	$2.15 $2.05	$2.15 $1.85	+7.70%	+162.00%	Chart ↗	Distributor listing check (Winbond / Macronix / GigaDevice, ≥1k) estimate · 2026-09-09
NAND-TLC-1T 3D TLC NAND 1Tb Die Highest-volume die in shipping client SSDs. Suppliers are steering wafers to enterprise QLC instead. USD / die	$17.98	$18.40 $17.29	$18.40 $15.91	+12.13%	+215.00%	Chart ↗	TrendForce NAND flash contract price board reported · 2026-09-09

Daily H/L is the current quote day's range; session H/L is the trailing 30-day quoting window. Last updated 2026-10-12 00:00Z.

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DRAMMarket data2026-09-24
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 data2026-09-17
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 risk2026-09-16
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 data2026-09-01
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.
DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board ↗

FAQ

What are memory prices today?: The table above lists the current tracked level for every memory contract we follow — DDR5 and DDR4 dies, server RDIMMs, GDDR6, HBM stacks, enterprise SSDs and retail kits — each with 30-day and year-over-year change and a link to its source.
Are these realtime memory prices?: As close as the market allows. There is no exchange for memory chips: DRAM and NAND spot levels come from daily broker surveys, contract prices settle quarterly, and HBM is sold on multi-quarter allocation. Every row records the session date so you always know how fresh a number is.
Why are memory chip prices rising?: AI datacenter demand. HBM burns roughly three times the wafer area per shipped bit versus commodity DDR5, so each wafer reallocated to HBM removes several times more mainstream bits from supply. Effective industry bit output is shrinking even as wafer starts grow.
What is the difference between memory prices and RAM prices?: RAM usually means the DRAM you buy as modules or kits. Memory prices here cover the whole stack: DRAM dies, modules and kits, graphics memory, HBM for AI accelerators, and NAND flash for SSDs — the upstream levels that set what retail RAM eventually costs.
Can I download the memory price data?: Yes. Every table and chart on the site exports to CSV or Excel, including the full 12-month history for each tracked contract.

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Latest supply-chain news

24 Sep spot board: DDR5 16Gb reaches $57.667 while DDR4 16Gb slips to $83.784

17 Sep spot board: DDR5 averages $55.23; DDR4 16Gb retreats 1.85%

512Gb TLC NAND slips to $20.083 as consumer buying stays weak

Spot board, 1 Sep: DDR5 16Gb $54.08, DDR4 16Gb $92.02, DDR4 8Gb $44.54 — all up under half a percent

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