PCs with 32 GB and 64 GB of RAM are becoming less common, at least in the latest statistics from the CPU-Z Validator. According to Doc TB, one of the developers behind CPU-Z, this is the first time that RAM capacity in PCs has decreased year after year. 32 GB remains the most popular configuration with 37.2% of validations, although its share has decreased by 2.5% compared to the previous year. The 64GB took a much bigger hit, dropping between 18% and 7.3%. Lower capacities are moving in the opposite direction, with 16GB increasing 12.9% to 33.0% and 8GB increasing 5.5% to 11.0%, while the 96GB and 128GB configurations each fell more than 26%. Memory type tells a similar story: DDR4 now accounts for 54.5% of validations, an increase of 6.0%, while DDR5 fell 2.9% to 32.9%. Of course, these figures only cover the systems that users submitted to the validator over the last three months, so they are not a complete picture of the PC market. Steam’s September survey, for example, showed 32GB overtaking 16GB as the most common configuration among gamers, but that quickly changed with the October survey. Still, the timing makes sense. Memory prices have risen sharply this year, and Team Group expects the worst of the shortage to occur between Q4 2026 and Q2 2027. DDR4 platforms may also get a second boost, with the launch of DDR4 motherboards for unannounced LGA1700 processors expected in early 2027. It seems many people are sticking with older DDR4 systems or settling for 16GB rather than paying the prices. current.
