Intel & Motherboard Vendors Aim For DDR5 Mass Adoption With New H610 Products

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Intel & its partners seem to be pushing for an increased DDR5 adoption rate as more entry-level H610 boards with DDR5 support are on the horizon.

Over the last several quarters, PC component manufacturers have had to lower costs due to poor consumer demand. This move is somewhat expected as technology has increased in price in the current generations of products, with the basis to manufacturer being much higher than in previous years. Also, the cost has increased dramatically, with specific trade routes still being cut off. In revolt, consumers purchased used or older technology that met the demand.

DDR5 was not expected to adopt this quickly. It was anticipated that the adoption would not begin until sometime next year. However, with the H610 series, motherboard manufacturers offering complete support for the highest memory standard, especially on a budget-friendly series, is surprising.

Additionally, Intel is now reported to limit production of both the B660 series and Z690 series motherboards to make way for newer B760 and Z790 motherboards. Chinese Board Channels suggest that manufacturers are now choosing DDR5 above DDR4 for new motherboard models, taking advantage of the lower pricing.

Intel recently discontinued production of Z690 and B660 chips, leaving the H610 chipset alone in the category. MSI also reported stopping manufacturing some DDR4 700 series mobo variants to switch to the new DDR5 memory.

On Amazon, a user can purchase a DDR5-4800 memory kit (2 x 16 GB) for a third of the price, retailing at $91. As significant as this sounds, when compared to DDR4-2666 memory kits, the DDR5 kit costs roughly forty percent more.

Manufacturers are offering motherboards that support DDR4 and DD5 standards but with little availability in slots. This is causing a hiccup in complete adoption, and we can only hope these newer boards will fill the gap and push DDR5 acceptance into the current DIY marketplace.

News Sources: Expreview, VideoCardz