DRAM Pulse Market Report
Bi-weekly aftermarket intelligence for ITAD operators, corporate buyers, and secondary-market dealers. Three-stage pricing cascade, the DRAM Disposition Index, and segment-level commentary for 8 tracked DDR4 and DDR5 segments — built on The DRAM Resource Pricing Survey.
DRAM Pulse Issue No. 4 — May 25, 2026
Issue No. 4 lands with the broadest segment coverage to date — all eight tracked SKUs carry sufficient signal to publish, including consumer DDR4 and DDR5 segments that were thin last cycle. The dominant pattern is rotation: DDR5 32GB and DDR5 ECC 64GB are firming back, while DDR4 32GB and DDR5 16GB pull back from recent strength. Operators should read this issue as a re-calibration of disposition timing across the value hierarchy, not a single directional move.
In this issue
- DDR5 ECC 64GB returns to the DDI board at Healthy (78) — last cycle's correction was an absorption pause, not a structural break.
- DDR5 32GB advances sharply to 71 (Healthy, +17) as enterprise DDR5 platform adoption tightens secondary availability.
- DDR4 32GB consolidates to 82 (Strong, −5) — a natural pullback after a sharp recovery, not a reversal.
- DDR4 ECC 64GB slips to 46 (Cautionary, −27) as ECC channel buy-side activity moderates.
- All eight tracked segments publish full Stage 2 and Stage 3 bands — no thin-market suppressions this cycle.
DRAM Pulse Issue No. 3 — May 11, 2026
Consumer DDR4 rebounds; DDR5 ECC 64GB pulls back and exits the DDI board pending stabilization. DDR4 32GB enters Strong territory at 87; DDR5 16GB advances to Strong at 82. Stage 2 and Stage 3 bands updated across 8 segments.
DRAM Pulse Issue No. 2 — May 4, 2026
Market bifurcation: server ECC firms while consumer DDR4 and DDR5 correct. DDR5 ECC 64GB reaches Strong DDI at 85. Stage 2 and Stage 3 bands updated across 8 segments.
DRAM Pulse Issue No. 1 — April 28, 2026
Inaugural edition. Three-stage pricing cascade methodology introduced, DRAM Disposition Index launched, 8 tracked DDR4 and DDR5 segments established as the canonical taxonomy.