New HUDIMM memory specification debuts with goal of slashing DDR5 prices during RAM shortages — A new, cheaper memory standard with half the bandwidth and half the capacity

ASRock HUDIMM standard.

Thanks to the AI boom, component prices have skyrocketed in the past few months, leading constituents to come up with creative ways to fight the RAMpocalypse. ASRock has previously introduced a motherboard with both DDR4 and DDR5 slots to help alleviate the crisis, but now it's teaming up with Intel and TeamGroup to launch "HUDIMM" — a new type of DDR5 RAM that can potentially help you save money.

🚀 ASRock Drives DDR5 Innovation with Self-Developed HUDIMM TechnologyASRock introduces its self-developed One Sub-Channel (1×32-bit) DDR5 HUDIMM design, now supported on Intel 600 / 700 / 800 series motherboards.Unlike standard DDR5 (2×32-bit), ASRock’s HUDIMM architecture… pic.twitter.com/Kbt9ue0RKZApril 17, 2026