Thursday, November 18th 2021
Report: DDR5 Already Facing Production Issues In Wake of Global Chip Shortages
DDR5 may soon have reason to be an even more expensive early-adopter piece of tech than it currently is, according to electronic component supplier 12chip. While semiconductor manufacturers worldwide grapple with logistics and components shortages, the DRAM market has been left somewhat unscathed - up to now. DRAM fabrication - even DDR5 - isn't done on leading-edge nodes but on older, more mature ones (such as 14 nm). According to 12chip, manufacturers are having no problem in scaling their DRAM manufacturing on these older nodes to meet demand.
However, DDR5 is being directly impacted by the current logistics issues due to lack of adequate Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC) chips - which DDR5 has integrated in the DIMM proper. Currently, lead times for PMIC orders are estimated at 35 weeks, placing additional strain on system assemblers and DRAM manufacturers - and forcing delays and bottlenecks throughout the supply chain. Additionally, the fact that PMIC chips for DDR5 are ten times as expensive as equivalent DDR4 power management solutions doesn't bode well for future price action on DDR. Should this situation continue, higher prices for DDR5 modules are to be expected due to a deteriorating supply/demand ratio - particularly relevant if you're thinking about putting together a build based on Intel's Alder Lake platform. As always, take this report with a grain of salt.
Source:
12chip.com
However, DDR5 is being directly impacted by the current logistics issues due to lack of adequate Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC) chips - which DDR5 has integrated in the DIMM proper. Currently, lead times for PMIC orders are estimated at 35 weeks, placing additional strain on system assemblers and DRAM manufacturers - and forcing delays and bottlenecks throughout the supply chain. Additionally, the fact that PMIC chips for DDR5 are ten times as expensive as equivalent DDR4 power management solutions doesn't bode well for future price action on DDR. Should this situation continue, higher prices for DDR5 modules are to be expected due to a deteriorating supply/demand ratio - particularly relevant if you're thinking about putting together a build based on Intel's Alder Lake platform. As always, take this report with a grain of salt.
45 Comments on Report: DDR5 Already Facing Production Issues In Wake of Global Chip Shortages
I think that's pretty self explanatory....
Could see this supply chain problem coming months ago.
Off topic a bit but how does Alderlake go with win10?
Having food on the table might be slightly more important than silicon in the coming year, lol.
I’m so glad I went with DDR4 for my current 12900K build, saved me a ton of money and grief constantly refreshing Newegg waiting for DDR5 to be back in stock, I already had a killer memory kit that I was able to use in this new rig.
Perhaps it will be better to wait a couple more generations for DDR5 to become more mainstream and easier to purchase.
totally didnt see that coming at all..
What is the next CPU AMD is going to release? It's ZEN3D, which is just ZEN3 with cache, so I'm very sure it is still DDR4, and it would be for AM4. The release is somewhere in Q1 2022. It would be at least 6 months at the minimum before AMD will release a new CPU. They will want to milk AM4 as much as possible before bringing a new CPU gen on a new socket, and for bigger DDR5 stock. ZEN4 is confirmed to be AM5 with DDR5. At the earliest, it will be released Q42022, but I don't expect it before 2023Q1. Like usual, APU will be after that.
rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-z690-a-gaming-wifi-d4-model/
www.asus.com/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/TUF-Gaming/TUF-GAMING-Z690-PLUS-WIFI-D4/
www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z690-AERO-G-DDR4-rev-10#kf
www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z690-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10
www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
Ill be waiting but ddr5 isn't my target(too faaar awaaay). My pipedream is a moderately priced gpu
If am5, meteor, ddr5 and a gpu line up juuuust right, ill play the lotto. After i buy a new rig hehe.
DDR4 was totaly useless if u use only the CPU, for the IGPU it was a upgrade :p
Ryzen 4300G with Vega 5? with DDR4 4133 nearly similar fast as a 3400G with Vega 11 DDR4 3200
But the price was on pair:
DDR4 4133 95$, 4300G 130$
DDR4 3200 60$, 3400G 164$