A weekly, source-verifiable index of memory prices. Designed as reference data for perpetual-futures style contracts and research, with every datapoint tagged by source and recency.
Average transacted prices on the open DRAM/NAND spot market. Small volumes, but price discovery leads contract by weeks.
Lowest mainstream retail prices tracked by Tom's Hardware. Compared against each kit's all-time low to visualize the supercycle.
| Kit | Capacity | Speed | Apr 2026 | All-time low | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 | 16 GB | 5200 CL40 | $219 | $65 | +237% |
| TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan DDR5 | 16 GB | 6000 CL38 | $239 | $197 | +21% |
| Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 | 32 GB | 6000 | $439 | $87 | +405% |
| Patriot Viper Venom DDR5 | 64 GB | 6000 CL32 | $699 | $139 | +403% |
| Corsair Vengeance DDR5 | 128 GB | 6400 CL42 | $1,690 | $329 | +414% |
| TeamGroup T-Create DDR4 | 16 GB | 3600 CL18 | $132 | $28 | +371% |
| Silicon Power Gaming DDR4 | 32 GB | 3200 | $199 | $49 | +306% |
| Crucial Pro DDR4 | 64 GB | 3200 | $449 | $85 | +428% |
Source: Tom's Hardware RAM Price Index, retrieved 2026-04-18.
Hyperscaler DRAM contracts renegotiated with unprecedented QoQ increases. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Dell reported to be in the queue.
Suppliers reallocated ~3× wafer capacity to HBM. Every NVIDIA H200 needs 6 stacks of HBM3E; every B200 needs 8. Micron has pre-sold its entire 2026 HBM output.
60 data points across a full decade. Large blue dots are verified prints (Memory Guy / TrendForce press / sourced contract figures). The rest are reconstructed from cycle shape and public QoQ reporting.
Mobile + server upgrade cycle pushed mainstream DRAM to ~$8/GB. Cycle broke in 2019 as supply caught up.
PC / datacenter demand spike; prices recovered from 2019 trough to a secondary peak before easing in 2022.
Inventory correction bottom. TrendForce called the turn; suppliers began HBM capacity reallocation.
DRAM spot nearly tripled YoY (+187% by Sep 9). 32 GB DDR5 kit: $100–200 (Oct 2025) → $350+.
Server DRAM contracts +60–70% QoQ. Conventional DRAM +55–60%. HBM3E +20% for full year.
Retail pullback as end-demand flinches at headline prices. Contracts still climb. Divergence to watch.
On Jan 21 2026, Architect Financial Technologies (Brett Harrison, ex-FTX US) announced — in partnership with compute index provider Ornn Data — the first exchange-traded perpetual futures on GPU and DRAM rental prices. This index exists to serve exactly that reference need.
Hyperscalers, GPU clouds, and AI labs absorb 50-70% QoQ hikes in DRAM contracts with no liquid hedge. A perpetual futures contract on a transparent index turns DRAM from a balance-sheet surprise into something you can price, hedge, and borrow against.
Every datapoint is tagged VERIFIED if it comes from a public print with a known date, or ESTIMATE if interpolated or derived from reporting without an absolute figure.