Colossal DRAM prices are reaching China's spot market, prompting a viral comparison on social media after it emerged that a standard shipping carton of server memory now costs more than some real estate properties in Shanghai. In China’s spot market, vendors are quoting prices that put a box of 100 high-capacity DDR5 server memory modules at roughly 5 million yuan, a sum that easily rivals or exceeds the value of many apartments for sale in Shanghai, according to recent reporting by the South China Morning Post.
The math behind this concerns 256GB DDR5 server modules from Samsung and SK hynix, which, according to figures cited by Chinese outlet Jiemian, have climbed beyond 40,000 yuan ($5,700) for individual sticks, with some listings reaching as high as 49,999 yuan. At those levels, a wholesale carton quickly crosses seven figures in U.S. dollar terms, effectively turning what was once bog-standard inventory into a serious asset.
