Memory UK Market Overview
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DDR4 DIMMs – Desktops & Servers
• 4GB – still seen in entry-level and legacy systems, but rapidly phasing out
• 8GB – very common in mainstream PCs across business and consumer segments
• 16GB – the standard choice for business desktops and prosumer builds
• 32GB – widely deployed in workstations, gaming rigs, high-end desktops, and servers
Speeds (MHz / MT/s):
• 2133 MHz – original JEDEC baseline, now largely legacy
• 2400 MHz – still present in 6th/7th Gen Intel platforms and some AMD systems
• 2666 MHz – very common in 8th/9th Gen Intel business desktops; still a large installed
base in UK corporates
• 2933 MHz – typically seen in Intel Xeon/server builds
• 3200 MHz – the most widely adopted speed for newer desktops and servers, JEDEC
standard
DDR4 SO-DIMMs – Laptops / SFF PCs
• 4GB – entry-level devices, education sector
• 8GB – still the UK’s most common laptop configuration, especially in education and
corporate refresh stock
• 16GB – increasingly standard for mid/high-end laptops, growing demand across the
channel
• 32GB – used in higher-end workstations, not yet mainstream but expanding
Speeds (MHz / MT/s):
• 2133 / 2400 MHz – legacy stock, widely used in education and refurbished laptops
• 2666 MHz – very common across 2018–2020 corporate laptops (Dell Latitude, HP
EliteBook, Lenovo ThinkPad, etc.)
• 3200 MHz – the standard for newer laptops (10th/11th Gen Intel and Ryzen-based
systems)
DDR5 DIMMs – Desktops & Servers
• 8GB – entry-level desktops, limited adoption
• 16GB – becoming the mainstream standard in new desktop builds
• 32GB – popular in business workstations, high-end gaming, and server environments
• 64GB – high-performance desktops and servers, rapidly growing in the UK channel
Speeds (MHz / MT/s):
• 4800 MT/s – official JEDEC baseline, used in first-gen Alder Lake and Zen 4 platforms
• 5200 MT/s – widely adopted in mid-range corporate desktops and servers
• 5600 MT/s – common in performance desktops and servers shipping from 2023 onwards
• 6000+ MT/s – increasingly available in workstations and gaming PCs, niche in servers but
adoption rising
DDR5 SO-DIMMs – Laptops / SFF PCs
• 8GB – entry-level / education notebooks, limited demand but present in budget SKUs
• 16GB – fast becoming the mainstream standard in modern laptops (12th/13th Gen Intel,
Ryzen Pro platforms)
• 32GB – growing adoption for power-user/corporate laptops and mobile workstations
• 64GB – high-end professional laptops (CAD/engineering), still niche but entering UK
channel stock
Speeds (MHz / MT/s):
• 4800 MT/s – JEDEC baseline, seen in first-gen DDR5 laptops (Intel Alder Lake, AMD Ryzen
6000 mobile)
• 5200 MT/s – increasingly common in 2023/24 models (Dell Latitude/Precision, HP
EliteBook/ZBook, Lenovo ThinkPad P series)
• 5600 MT/s – adopted in premium gaming and workstation notebooks
• 6000 MT/s – top-end configurations, less frequent in corporate channel but steadily
growing
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