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CPU-Z data reveals impact of the memory crisis: 32GB and 64GB PCs decline as DDR4 makes a comeback

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CPU-Z data reveals impact of the memory crisis: 32GB and 64GB PCs decline as DDR4 makes a comeback

Winners & losers: In what will come as a surprise to nobody, the latest CPU-Z hardware survey has illustrated how having more than 16GB of RAM in a PC is increasingly becoming a luxury. With the AI-driven memory crisis continuing to push DRAM prices through the roof, the number of people with 32GB and 64GB configurations is falling, while DDR4 is making a comeback.

The latest CPU-Z Validator statistics come from hardware configurations users submit to CPU-Z's online Validator database, so it doesn't represent retail sales or all PCs. However, it gives us an idea of what the landscape looks like.

The headline takeaway is that, for the first time ever, RAM capacity on PCs has declined year-over-year. Over the last 3 months, the number of systems with 32GB of RAM is down 2.5%, while the number with 64GB of RAM is down 18%.

During the same period, there's been an increase in PCs with smaller amounts of memory. 16GB was up 12.9%, 8GB jumped 5.5%, and 24GB was up 19.7%. Although 32GB remains the most popular capacity (37.2%), 16GB is now just 4.2 points behind the leader.

Another sign of the times is the RAM Generation chart. The number of PCs with last-generation DDR4 increased 6% YoY to 54.4%, cementing its place at the top. The current-gen DDR5, in second place, was down 2.9% to 32.9%. Both RAM generations have shot up in price, but DDR4 is still the cheaper of the two.


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