RAM Price Index: December 2025
How DDR4 and DDR5 memory prices moved in December 2025, computed from the daily price per gigabyte RamRadar recorded across live retailer listings. 31 days of data.
DDR5 open → close
$10.69 → $10.77
mean $/GB, desktop
DDR5 monthly move
+0.7%
first vs last recorded day
DDR4 open → close
$6.04 → $6.06
mean $/GB, desktop
DDR4 monthly move
+0.4%
first vs last recorded day
December 2025 in review
Desktop DDR5 opened December 2025 at $10.69 per gigabyte on December 1, 2025 and closed at $10.77/GB on December 31, 2025: a +0.7% move across the month. DDR4 went from $6.04 to $6.06/GB over the same stretch (+0.4%).
Within the month, the DDR5 average peaked at $10.98/GB on December 12, 2025 and bottomed at $10.44/GB on December 4, 2025: a 5.1% gap between the best and worst day to buy.
On a monthly-average basis, DDR5 ran at $10.72/GB in December 2025, +8.4% versus November 2025's $9.89/GB. DDR4 averaged $5.95/GB, +18.2% month over month.
By month end, DDR4 was trading $4.70/GB below DDR5 (43.7% less per gigabyte).
This archive reflects 31 days of recorded data for December 2025. Daily points are the average price per gigabyte across every in-stock kit RamRadar tracked that day, so figures move with real listings rather than manufacturer list prices.
Figures computed from index rows recorded through December 31, 2025. The full series is downloadable from the RAM Price Index page.