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DDR4 vs DDR5

Given the unprecedented surge in memory prices, we’re looking back on Intel’s LGA 1700 stack of CPUs to see how DDR4 and DDR5 match up with our modern gaming suite in 2026.

Chinese retail listings indicate that CXMT-based memory modules are priced similarly to those featuring chips from the big three, despite expectations that they must be cheaper.

The rise and fall of a pair of eSports hotel RAM thieves has been retold by Chinese news media.

The performance is impressive and it's good to see official support, but the question remains whether you can actually buy any of it.

a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox EV

The impact of the memory chip shortage is going beyond computers and consumer electronics.

U.S. lawmakers demand Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to ban imports of memory chips from China to the U.S., ask allies to do the same.

You can't tighten the timings either, apparently.

As CXMT's DRAM capacity set to match Micron's, China's DRAM industry could become world's second largest after South Korea.

SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung says the memory shortage will get even worse in 2027, and claiming the RAM crunch will last at least until the turn of the decade.

The first independent benchmarks for AMD's EXPO ULL memory are available, showing just up to a 4% improvement despite an increase in price.

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