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Market snapshot Oct 17, 2026 · USD · 513 products · 706 offers ·

Sources refreshed – · 3/5 within 24 h
  • Newegg · 458 current offers · checked · retailer pages and feed
  • CentralComputer · 8 current offers · checked · retailer pages checked
  • B&H · 28 current offers · checked · retailer pages checked
  • MemoryC · 224 current offers · checked · retailer feed
  • memoryc · no current offers (not refreshed) · checked · retailer feed

The snapshot is when this market was assembled. Each source and each offer keeps its own check time, shown in your time zone. An offer that stops appearing stays listed as last seen, outside current prices and Value.

Prices reflect offers checked for this market snapshot; each offer shows when it was last checked.

Compare RAM prices and kits by capacity, memory generation, speed and latency. Filter the market by what your platform supports, then compare kits side by side or rank them using your own priorities.

Verified models: Value and Capability by our methodology.

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Move a slider — the ranking follows what matters to you. Market: United States · Price basis: lowest verified new offer · Profile: Balanced · Method ram-value-v1.4

1–50 of 513 productsValue: Balanced · grades for Gaming
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S32 GBDDR516,800 MT/s34up to $916 · avg $708100
S32 GBDDR517,600 MT/s3899
S32 GBDDR516,400 MT/s32up to $630 · avg $56098
S32 GBDDR516,400 MT/s3097
A32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3097
A32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3097
A32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s30up to $654 · avg $57296
S32 GBDDR517,200 MT/s34up to $670 · avg $63594
S32 GBDDR518,000 MT/s3893
A32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3093
A32 GBDDR517,000 MT/s4091
B32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s36up to $618 · avg $54991
A32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3091
S32 GBDDR516,400 MT/s32up to $811 · avg $69190
B32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3690
A32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3090
A32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3090
S32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s28up to $675 · avg $61890
A64 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3089
S48 GBDDR518,000 MT/s4089
S32 GBDDR517,200 MT/s34up to $670 · avg $66589
S32 GBDDR516,400 MT/s3289
S32 GBDDR516,400 MT/s3289
S32 GBDDR516,400 MT/s3289
A32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s30up to $560 · avg $55589
B16 GBDDR515,600 MT/s3689
S48 GBDDR518,200 MT/s3888
A32 GBDDR516,400 MT/s3688
B32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3688
B16 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3688
S32 GBDDR517,000 MT/s3487
A32 GBDDR516,800 MT/s4087
B32 GBDDR516,400 MT/s38up to $796 · avg $66887
S32 GBDDR516,400 MT/s3287
S32 GBDDR516,400 MT/s3287
B32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s36up to $581 · avg $55187
A32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3087
S48 GBDDR517,600 MT/s36up to $1,497 · avg $1,27486
S32 GBDDR516,400 MT/s32up to $642 · avg $62686
B32 GBDDR516,200 MT/s3686
B32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s38up to $636 · avg $57386
B32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s36up to $607 · avg $56886
B32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3686
B32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s36up to $725 · avg $62786
A32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3086
A32 GBDDR516,000 MT/s30up to $847 · avg $71986
C32 GBDDR413,200 MT/s1686
B16 GBDDR516,000 MT/s3886
S48 GBDDR518,000 MT/s3885
A32 GBDDR517,000 MT/s3685

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How to compare RAM

Your platform decides which memory fits, and price and speed decide the rest. This page lists every RAM kit we track with a current offer in one table, with capacity, speed, timings and number of modules. Value is an optional ranking for weighing price against the specifications you need.

Compare capacity and memory generation

Choose DDR4 or DDR5 for your platform and the capacity you need, then compare kits within them. Value never rewards gigabytes you did not ask for.

Compare speed and latency

Transfer rate (MT/s) and CAS latency sit side by side, so a faster-looking kit with loose timings can be told from a balanced one.

Compare current RAM prices

Each row is one kit as it is sold: capacity, speed, timings and number of modules, so two sticks of 16 GB and one stick of 32 GB are never mixed up. Open a row to compare retailers.

Use Value within compatible memory kits

Value weighs price against capacity and speed once the generation is fixed. Pick a use case or set the weights yourself, or leave priorities off to compare on price alone.

From the market to a shortlist

  1. Filter the market

    Set your budget, memory generation, capacity and speed. Every filter shows how many are left.

  2. Compare specifications and performance

    Sort by price, speed or latency and read the grade for your use case. Switch on priorities if you want Value to rank the list.

  3. Save or compare candidates

    Add products to the comparison to see them side by side, or save them to come back to later.

  4. Check current offers

    Open a product's offers to compare retailers. Click any price to test an offer you were given against the same market.

Questions about comparing RAM

What should I compare when buying RAM?

Memory generation first (a board takes DDR4 or DDR5, not both), then capacity, speed and latency, the number of modules, and finally the current price.

DDR4 or DDR5?

It is decided by your motherboard and processor, not by preference: a board takes one generation only. Filter by memory type to see the kits your platform can use.

What matters more, speed or latency?

Both. Real latency depends on the two together: a higher transfer rate with a proportionally higher CAS latency can respond no faster. Compare them side by side rather than looking at one number.

How much RAM do I need?

It depends on the work. Many everyday and gaming PCs are comfortable with 16 GB, 32 GB suits heavier multitasking, content creation and demanding games, and workstation or virtual-machine work can use more. Filter by capacity to keep only the kits that meet your target.

One module or two?

Most desktop platforms run fastest with two matched modules (dual channel). A kit lists its number of modules; filter by it if you plan to add memory later.

How often are RAM prices updated?

Offers are refreshed as market snapshots; each offer shows when it was checked. Retail prices can change at any time, so confirm the final price on the retailer's site before buying.

What does the Value score mean?

Value is a relative score from 0 to 100 under the priorities you choose. Each weighted factor (performance, price, capacity and so on) is compared with the rest of this market, the factors are combined, and the best result in the current view scores 100. Turn priorities off to browse by price alone.

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