RAM Prices Return to 1997

that RAM is almost back to 1997 prices per megabyte 128000/4200=$30.476/MB Here's how RAM pricing has evolved by generation: • 1997-2000: SDRAM cost ~$40-45 per megabyte at peak • 2001-2006: DDR SDRAM brought prices down to ~$5-10 per megabyte • 2007-2012: DDR2 stabilized around $2-5 per megabyte • 2013-2019: DDR3 hit lows of $0.50-1.00 per megabyte • 2020-2023: DDR4 achieved $0.05-0.10 per megabyte • 2024-2026: DDR5 currently runs ~$0.005-0.01 per megabyte

A post jokes that current RAM prices are approaching the extremely high per-megabyte prices of 1997. It compares the price of modern RAM with a historical chart showing the dramatic decline from SDRAM to DDR5, making the punchline a reaction to the sharp rise in memory costs. EN: A post jokes that current RAM prices are approaching the extremely high per-megabyte prices of 1997. It compares the price of modern RAM with a historical chart showing the dramatic decline from SDRAM to DDR5, making the punchline a reaction to the sharp rise in memory costs.

• @gentoomemes / 21231 2026-06-28