News, Reviews & Betas which includes large community peer support Next-gen DDR5 memory will be 50-60% more expensive than DDR4 was at launch, according to MSI’s estimates. Support for the new DRAM standard is being debuted with Intel’s 12th gen Alder Lake-S CPUs.
With Intel’s Alder Lake-S launch looming right around the corner, a lot of DDR5 memory models are expected to drop in the market real soon, if they haven’t already. For example, TEAMGROUP was the earliest bird to the market with Alder Lake-S-ready memory way back in June. However, as is always the case with any next-gen product, the prices at launch are generally always more expensive than an outgoing standard.
