Intel's 12th generation core launched ddr5 memory support at the end of last year. However, the price was twice as high at that time, and the supply could not keep up with it. All kinds of products were out of stock. At the end of May, amd also announced the Reebok 7000, which was more radical than Intel in giving up DDR4 memory and only supporting ddr5, which was tantamount to a gamble.
Amd said that in the past few months, amd has communicated with suppliers and memory module manufacturers, confirmed their roadmap, confirmed the schedule to prevent supply shortage, and everyone is optimistic (about ddr5 supply and support)**
Amd also mentioned two advantages of supporting ddr5. One is that their Am5 platform is expected to make the ddr5 memory price parity or close to parity. The other is that AMD is also optimistic about the high frequency of ddr5, which is very suitable for Reebok, and they can support ddr5-6400 at an early stage, which is very encouraging.
What about ddr5 now? According to the statistics of more than 200 types of ddr5 memory on the German computerbase website, the 32GB package of desktop ddr5-4800 memory is now only 154 euros, and the price per GB is less than 5 euros. The price has dropped by 20% in one month.
If compared with the situation at the end of last year, the current ddr5 price is only about 1/3. At that time, the price per GB was still 15 euros, and now it has fallen by more than 60%
The mobile version of ddr5 also has a similar price reduction. Kingston's ddr5-4800 memory is only 42 euros, more than half cheaper than the 99 euros in February.
At the same time, the price of DDR4 memory is very stable. There has been almost no price reduction in the past six months. The 16GB package of Zhiqi ddr4-3200 still costs 56 euros.
If the current situation continues, the price of ddr5 memory will be cheaper at the end of this year. If it is only slightly higher than DDR4 memory, both AMD's Raptor 7000 and Intel's 13th generation core will benefit.