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 across DDR3, DDR4, and DDR5 — built on The DRAM Resource Pricing Survey.
DRAM Pulse Issue No. 7 — July 5, 2026
Issue No. 7 theme: Consumer Steadies While Server Ecc Splits. DDR4 ECC 32GB's plunge to Distressed at DDI 37 (−25 vs. Issue 6's 62) is the defining — and most actionable — move of this cycle, as Stage 2 and Stage 3 values hold steady directionally but institutional buy conviction has materially eroded, leaving operators with legacy mid-density server ECC lots in an increasingly difficult liquidation environment. DDR4 8GB edges higher to Cautionary at DDI 53 (+6 vs. Issue 6's 47), with both Stage 2 and Stage 3 bands softening directionally — the DDI improvement reflects a base-effect recovery from an oversold prior reading rather than genuine demand acceleration. DDR3 ECC 16GB advances to DDI 56 (+10 vs. Issue 6's 46), with flat Stage 2 and Stage 3 bands suggesting stabilization rather than recovery, consistent with TrendForce's observation of constructive dynamics in low-density legacy segments. DDR4 32GB holds Healthy at DDI 67 (+7 vs. Issue 6's 60), the board's top score, with both pricing bands flat and secondary availability characterized by depth sufficient to support institutional volume without meaningful price concession.
In this issue
- DDR4 32GB — Healthy (DDI 67)
- DDR4 16GB — Cautionary (DDI 57)
- DDR4 ECC 32GB — Distressed (DDI 37)
- DDR5 ECC 64GB — Cautionary (DDI 49)
DRAM Pulse Issue No. 6 — June 22, 2026
DDR4 ECC 32GB holds Healthy at DDI 62 — the only segment above the Healthy threshold this cycle — with Stage 2 values maintaining depth and buy-side conviction intact for mid-density legac
DRAM Pulse Issue No. 5 — June 8, 2026
DDR5 32GB has crossed into Strong territory at DDI 84 (+13), with Stage 2 and Stage 3 values extending gains as enterprise DDR5 platform adoption continues to compress secondary availability. DDR5 ECC
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 the consumer DDR4 and DDR5 segments that were thin or absent l
DRAM Pulse Issue No. 3 — May 11, 2026
Issue No. 3 arrives two weeks after our last edition with a market that has grown harder to read in aggregate but sharper at the segment level. The structural bifurcation flagged in Issue 2 has partia
DRAM Pulse Issue No. 2 — May 4, 2026
Issue 2 arrives one week after our inaugural edition with a significant new development:
DRAM Pulse Issue No. 1 — April 28, 2026
Welcome to the inaugural edition of DRAM Pulse — the secondary DRAM market’s first dedicated aftermarket intelligence report. While spot-price trackers and new-channel quotes are widely av