Crazy selling by large hoarders led to a collapse in memory prices, which dropped by more than 100 a day.

This week, many retailers in the United States saw price cuts on DDR5 memory, with the price of a single set dropping by as much as $100. Among them, the price reduction of the Corsair VENGEANCE series is the most prominent.The price of the 32GB, 6400MHz model has dropped from the recent peak of $490 to $379.99; the 16GB, 5200MHz model has dropped from $260 to $219.99.

Just a week ago, the price of 32GB DDR5 packages generally exceeded US$450. This price reduction is the largest in recent times.

It is worth noting that this price reduction is not an industry-wide action and is only concentrated in a few manufacturers. However, this is still regarded as a positive signal. After all, the price of DDR5 memory has been rising for several consecutive months.

As for the domestic market, there are also violent fluctuations. Starting last week, the price of memory modules has dropped sharply. The market generally believes that large investors who have accumulated memory in the early stage are selling intensively.

A wholesaler who has been dealing in storage equipment for many years said, "Starting from last Saturday, the price has plummeted." "Yesterday to today, a mainstream 16G memory stick has dropped for forty or fifty yuan. Last Saturday was even more exaggerated, and it dropped more than a hundred yuan in one day."

Take the mainstream 16G 3200MHz as an example. It was about more than 130 yuan in May last year, and then it skyrocketed to 980 yuan at its peak in December last year. It was not until last Saturday that it began to fall straight down. On March 27, it had fallen back to around 700 yuan.

According to its analysis, "the most fundamental reason for the price drop is the loss of demand." The price has risen too high, and non-rigid users generally wait and see. Compared with before November last year, sales fell by more than 60%.

At the same time, a large number of outsiders poured in to stock up during last year's price increase. Now the loosening of prices has triggered a chain of selling. However, the terminal market's limited capacity to undertake this has further intensified the downward pressure on prices.