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Server memory prices rise up to 70%

development2026-01-05

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Samsung and SK Hynix are raising server memory prices by up to 70% as AI demand overwhelms supply.

Reported metric: +70%

Reporting date: 2026-01-05 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 5, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Datacenters eat the memory supply and consumers pay 20% more

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Server memory prices rise up to 70%
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-01-05
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-05-memory-prices-up-70pct
Claim: Samsung and SK Hynix are raising server memory prices by up to 70% as AI demand overwhelms supply.
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- Welcome to January 5, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-5-2026
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