Volume I · Issue 04 · Apr 2026 · Nicosia

The price of memory is now a matter of European policy.

In eighteen months, a 16 GB DDR5 module in the EU has risen from €94 to €414. Public tenders signed today are being delivered against entirely different markets. We propose a standardised European IT Hardware Price Index to make that volatility visible — and contractually manageable.

Explore live index →Read the proposal

DDR5 16GB · 24-month spot

+152% YoY

€414/module

DDR4 16GB

€206 +154%

DDR5 32GB

€824

DDR5 16GB · YoY

+152%

EU spot, Apr 2026

AI GPU · YoY

+93%

Datacentre H-class

Server CPU · YoY

+28%

32-core EPYC/Xeon

NVMe 2TB · YoY

+65%

Enterprise PCIe 4.0

§ 01 — Component snapshot

Today's reference prices

All series →

Component	Specification	Price	MoM	YoY
RAM — DDR5 16GB	DDR5-5600 UDIMM	€414	+4.0%	+340%
RAM — DDR4 16GB	DDR4-3200 UDIMM	€206	+4.0%	+348%
RAM — DDR5 32GB	DDR5-5600 UDIMM	€824	+4.0%	+348%
Enterprise NVMe 2TB	PCIe 4.0, mixed-use	€412	+4.1%	+65%
Server CPU (32-core)	EPYC / Xeon class	€3,850	+2.2%	+28%
AI GPU (H-class)	Datacentre accelerator	€38,500	+5.8%	+93%

§ 02 — The case

Why a benchmark, and why now.

AI infrastructure demand, geopolitical disruption, and rigid procurement frameworks have collided. The result: bidders quoting prices they cannot honour six months later.

Volatility is structural

DDR5 modules have moved by more than 20% in single quarters across 2025.

Tenders carry hidden risk

Suppliers price in worst-case buffers, inflating public spending.

Participation declines

SMEs withdraw from frameworks they cannot underwrite.

No common reference exists

Eurostat PPI lacks granularity; private indexes are paywalled.

§ 03 — Next

A practical instrument, ready for EU consultation.

Read the full submission to the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation & Digital Policy.

Read the proposal How the index works