Prices for DDR5 memory modules in the European market are slowly starting to decline, despite ongoing shortages. This could signal the beginning of a delayed price correction in some regions.
Redaksiya reports that a DDR5 price chart published in a popular computer enthusiast community indicates this. We also analyzed the prices of several DDR5 kits from well-known suppliers in Germany and can definitively say that these kits are cheaper than their prices a few weeks ago. The chart reflects the overall prices of an "average" 32GB DDR5 kit in the European Union from late July 2025 to February 2026. Prices were around €95 (minimum, green) - €100 (average, blue) until early autumn, then began to rise sharply in October, accelerated in November, and reached an average of approximately €430 - €470 by early February, with minimum prices slightly lower. Towards the end of the period, both lines trend downwards, which could indicate either a moderate correction after the increase or a real drop in prices due to certain factors.
While the chart is noteworthy, it has shortcomings in terms of clarity and detail (which kits, which countries, retailers, VAT included, etc.), so we decided to examine the price trends of five popular 32GB DDR5-6000/6400 dual-channel kits from well-known brands such as Crucial, Corsair, G.Skill, Kingston, and Patriot using the CamelCamelCamel service. Of the 32GB DDR5-6000/6400 kits we checked, only two models – Corsair and Kingston – showed a sharp decrease: from around €480 in early February to approximately €425 for Corsair currently, and from around €550 in early January to €463 for Kingston at the time of writing. However, the prices of all memory kits we checked are lower than their peaks a few weeks ago. Note that all retail prices in Europe include VAT, unlike retail prices in the US.
We also examined the price trends of the same 32GB DDR5 kits in the US, and while prices are far from their September levels, some of them (G.Skill, Patriot) also show a moderate correction, but we cannot definitively say they are going down. While $400 for a 32GB DDR5-6000 memory kit in 2026 is excessively high, we will not see prices fall to normal levels due to the shortage of memory chips. This will happen either due to a decrease in demand for all types of memory, the commissioning of new DRAM production capacities in late 2026-2027, or DRAM manufacturers transitioning to more efficient process technologies. However, signs of correction clearly indicate that retail DDR5 kit prices are excessively high, which is sufficiently affecting demand for retailers to reduce their price tags.