CPU-Z data reveals impact of the memory crisis: 32GB and 64GB PCs decline as DDR4 makes a comeback

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Winners & losers: In what will come as a surprise to nobody, the latest CPU-Z hardware survey has illustrated how having more than 16GB of RAM in a PC is increasingly becoming a luxury. With the AI-driven memory crisis continuing to push DRAM prices through the roof, the number of people with 32GB and 64GB configurations is falling, while DDR4 is making a comeback.

The latest CPU-Z Validator statistics come from hardware configurations users submit to CPU-Z's online Validator database, so it doesn't represent retail sales or all PCs. However, it gives us an idea of what the landscape looks like.

The headline takeaway is that, for the first time ever, RAM capacity on PCs has declined year-over-year. Over the last 3 months, the number of systems with 32GB of RAM is...

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