RAM is getting pricier than ever, with DDR4 up 24% in the last quarter — and Intel's CEO has reportedly said we have another 2 to 3 years of this
- Intel's CEO has said that AI hardware will be in short supply for the next 2 to 3 years
- Of course, this refers to the ongoing memory crisis, and consumers will get shorter shrift than AI players
- A new report from Barclays also shows that contract pricing for RAM has risen 24% over the past quarter for DDR4 (and 20% for DDR5)
Need more fuel to stoke the idea that the RAM crisis is here to stay? Doubtless you don't, but sadly we've had a couple more indications that the memory shortage will last for a depressingly long time, with Intel's CEO the latest to weigh in.
Wccftech reports that Intel's Lip-Bu Tan was speaking in Singapore at the Asia Future Forward event, a conference organized by DBS Bank, where the CEO discussed his thoughts regarding trends with AI – including the amount of memory it's eating up.
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