[News] Global DDR5 Pricing Update: Europe Reportedly Eases, China’s KingBank 32GB Hits Premium Tier

While memory prices continue to carry strong upward momentum amid AI-driven supply tightness, regional trends are beginning to diverge. Notably, according to Tom’s Hardware, DDR5 prices in the U.S. are still climbing to record levels, whereas European markets are showing signs of easing. Meanwhile, Wccftech suggests Chinese DDR5 is now priced largely in line with Western alternatives, highlighting a narrowing global price gap.

Are European DDR5 Prices Finally Cooling Off?

According to Tom’s Hardware, data shared within a major PC enthusiast community — supported by price checks on several DDR5 kits from leading suppliers in Germany — shows European DDR5 prices have already retreated from levels seen just weeks earlier.

The chart cited reportedly indicates that average pricing for a 32GB DDR5 kit across the EU held around €95–€100 through early autumn before surging from October and peaking in early February at roughly €430–€470. Toward the end of the period, however, both average and minimum prices began to decline, pointing either to a post-spike correction or the early stages of broader price normalization, the report adds.

To further validate the trend, Tom’s Hardware, citing CamelCamelCamel data, tracked pricing for popular 32GB DDR5-6000/6400 dual-channel kits from major brands on Amazon Germany.

Notably, the report suggests that while only Corsair and Kingston recorded notable declines, the broader direction points to easing prices. Corsair’s kit reportedly dropped from around €480 in early February to roughly €425, while Kingston’s fell from about €550 in early January to €463 at press time. All kits surveyed are now trading below their recent peak levels, the report points out.

However, Tom’s Hardware cautions that prices remain elevated, adding that at around US$400, a 32GB DDR5-6000 kit is still unusually expensive by 2026 standards. A meaningful return to normalized pricing appears unlikely in the near term, as sustained declines would likely depend on softer memory demand, additional capacity coming online in late 2026 to 2027, or a shift to more advanced process nodes, the report notes.

China: DDR5 Pricing Converges With Global Market

On the other hand, the long-standing perception that Chinese memory modules come with a significant price advantage may be fading fast. Wccftech, citing IT Home, notes that KingBank — widely known for using DDR5 chips supplied by CXMT — has drawn industry attention with its latest 32GB DDR5 module, priced at 3,629 yuan (approximately $530). The figure aligns closely with similarly configured products from established international brands, the report says.

Another 64GB DDR5-6000 kit listed by KingBank, according to Wccftech, carries a price tag exceeding US$1,000. The listing reinforces growing indications that China’s domestically produced DRAM modules can no longer be positioned as a budget-friendly alternative for gamers, as pricing increasingly mirrors that of established global brands, the report notes.

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