It appears that DDR memory still has a lot to offer as while it appeared that DDR4 would be the last one we see, DDR5 memory specification should be finalized by the end of the year and start appearing sometime in 2020.

The new DDR5 memory standard will first come to servers, while consumer desktop and notebooks should be getting it a year after. During Intel Developer Forum, Director of DRAM and Memory research at IHS, Mike Howard, said that PCs will definitely need faster memory for gaming, VR and other tasks and that the DDR4 bandwidth won't simply be enough.

While DDR4 memory was designed for 40nm and 50nm manufacturing processes and has lived up to 14nm and 10nm ones, the DDR5 memory will be designed for these modern manufacturing processes and bring plenty of improvements, including both bandwidth and capacity.

While next-gen memory technologies like HBC (Hybrid Memory Cube) and HBM (High-Bandwidth Memory) are quite impressive, these are still very expensive, which means that DDR will still be around for quite some time, but DDR5 memory could only last until 2025.

Hopefully, we are yet to see all the benefits of the DDR4 memory and its high-frequency and capacity is just starting to pay off.



Source: PCWorld.com.