DDR4 RAM is gradually being phased out.

With technological advancements and changing market demands, the DDR4 RAM memory standard is gradually being abandoned by major manufacturers.

From early 2011, Samsung Electronics and Hynix pioneered the production and release of the world's first DDR4-SDRAM memory modules. However, adoption of this technology was slow, with DDR4 RAM market share falling below 5% in 2013. It wasn't until 2015 that DDR4 truly boomed, capturing 50% of the market and marking the golden age of this standard in the PC industry.

SK hynix is ​​one of the major players currently cutting back on DDR4 RAM production.

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However, this dominance will soon change as major RAM manufacturers have begun phasing out DDR4 models in favor of the newer DDR5 standard. This is reflected in recent earnings reports, with Samsung and SK hynix announcing plans to shift towards higher-end, more profitable products. This means that the production of DRAM and NAND flash memory, especially traditional products, is likely to decrease.

Changes in major RAM manufacturers

Specifically, SK hynix announced it will gradually reduce its DDR4 RAM production share from 40% in Q2 to 30% in Q3 this year, and expects to further reduce it to 20% in Q4. Similarly, Samsung also plans to reduce its DDR4 RAM production capacity, shifting some of it to producing higher-end products such as DDR5 and LPDDR5 RAM.

Notably, newer products like Intel's Arrow Lake-S desktop processors and 800 series chipset motherboards only support DDR5 memory. AMD has also announced that its Ryzen 7000 series processors will no longer support DDR4. However, many electronic products on the market still support DDR4, while the price of DDR5 remains high, leading mainstream consumers to opt for DDR4.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bo-nho-ram-ddr4-dang-dan-bi-loai-bo-18524112012455005.htm