Component up 63% since September, more pricey memory coming to a supply chain near you

Enterprise IT infrastructure buyers are bracing for hefty price hikes across servers, storage systems, and networking kit, driven by steep inflation in memory component costs that industry analysts warn will soon cascade through the supply chain.

RAM prices have surged dramatically in recent months, with manufacturers including Kingston, Micron, and Samsung raising prices by an average of 63 percent between September and December 2025 for the most common capacities – 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB modules sold in Europe, according to distribution market data compiled by analyst Context.

The price shock at the component level has begun working its way through the tech supply chain, though with varying degrees of impact at different stages.

Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) including HPE, Lenovo, Dell, and Cisco have seen more moderate increases of around 28 percent for enterprise RAM during the same period, Context enterprise analyst Gurvan Meyer told The ...