--- title: "Servers in Russia Up 35%: DDR5 Memory Soars 20-Fold Amid AI-Driven Shortage" description: "Yadro's procurement monitoring recorded a 35% rise in the average cost of a standard server in Russia in the first half of 2026 — to 2.5 million rubles. The main cause was a memory shortage against the backdrop of the AI boom." date: 2026-08-19T23:40:44.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/servers-in-russia-up-35-ddr5-memory-soars-20-fold-amid-ai-driven-shortage tags: [server-prices, data-center, ai-memory, yadro, import-substitution, russia-it] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Servers in Russia Up 35%: DDR5 Memory Soars 20-Fold Amid AI-Driven Shortage ![Rows of server racks in a data center with blinking indicators amid rising DDR5 memory prices and AI-driven shortage](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/20/tseny-na-servery-v-rossii-vyroslis-na-35/tseny-na-servery-v-rossii-vyroslis-na-35-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - The average cost of a standard server in Russia in H1 2026 rose by ~35% (+500,000 rubles excluding VAT) to ~2.5 million rubles, according to Yadro's monitoring. - 64 GB DDR5 memory went up nearly 20-fold (to 253–295 thousand rubles), SATA SSD — 7.3-fold; the cause is a global component shortage due to the restructuring of the memory industry for AI. - No price cuts are expected by the end of 2026; market participants forecast a further 15–25% rise in configurations. According to procurement monitoring data from Yadro, in the first half of 2026 the average cost of a standard server in Russia increased by approximately 35%, amounting to roughly 500,000 rubles excluding VAT. The final price of a standard configuration server reached around 2.5 million rubles. For an industry where server equipment forms the backbone of data centers, the government sector, and corporate infrastructure, such a spike means a revision of IT infrastructure budgets already in the second half of the year. ### Global Memory Shortage: AI as the Main Driver Market participants cite the global shortage of components, caused by the restructuring of the world memory industry to meet the needs of artificial intelligence, as the key reason for the price increase. Chip and memory module manufacturers are redirecting capacity toward high-speed, high-capacity solutions for AI workloads, which reduces the supply of standard components for classic server configurations. It is this structural shift, rather than local factors, that determines price dynamics in the Russian market. ### DDR5 Memory Up Nearly 20-Fold The sharpest increase affected RAM: the cost of 64 GB DDR5 modules rose nearly 20-fold, reaching 253,000–295,000 rubles per unit. SATA SSD solid-state drives went up 7.3-fold. These proportions show that the price increase is not uniform but "targeted": memory and storage have become the main source of the rise in the final server price, while other components increased more moderately. ### Component Imports and Domestic Manufacturers' Dependence Since key components — processors, memory, and controllers — are still imported, Russian server manufacturers have faced an equipment price increase of on average the same 35%. This confirms that local assembly does not yet eliminate dependence on foreign chips and modules, and the rise in global prices is passed on to the cost of finished machines almost one-to-one. The context of this process is underscored by data showing that in 2025 sales of Russian servers and storage systems nearly doubled, and in the government sector, against the backdrop of foreign vendors' withdrawal, the share of domestic alternatives grew: demand for local equipment is rising at the same time as the cost of its components. ### Forecast: No Price Cuts Expected by Year-End Market participants do not expect prices to fall by the end of 2026 and forecast a further increase in configuration costs of 15–25%. For buyers, this means that postponing purchases in hopes of a correction is risky: if the shortage of memory and controllers persists, the final price of servers in the second half may continue to move upward. It is also noted separately that, against the backdrop of rising equipment costs, prices for server hosting in Russian data centers have jumped sharply, further burdening companies' operating expenses. ### Contradictory Data In open sources the picture looks ambiguous, and it is appropriate to honestly lay out the different versions. On the one hand, Yadro's monitoring and industry summaries record an objective 35% rise in equipment costs and a multiple increase in memory and SSD prices. On the other hand, a number of publications emphasize not the price increase but the growth in sales of domestic servers and storage systems (a nearly twofold increase in 2025) and the shift in government-sector demand from foreign brands to Russian alternatives. These data do not directly contradict each other, but they offer a different perspective: for a manufacturer, cost and component shortage matter, while for the market as a whole — the growth in local supply volumes. Moreover, the forecast of a further 15–25% increase is an estimate by market participants, not a confirmed fact, and its accuracy depends on how quickly global memory manufacturers restructure their supply chains to meet AI demand. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [The average cost of servers in Russia rose by approximately 35%](https://www.goha.ru/crednyaya-stoimost-serverov-v-rossii-vyrosla-primerno-na-35-xRrw5A) - Базовый источник: +35% (~500 000 руб. без НДС) до ~2,5 млн руб.; DDR5 64 ГБ x20 до 253–295 тыс. руб.; SATA SSD x7,3; прогноз +15–25%. - [Prices for server hosting in Russian data centers jumped sharply](https://3dnews.ru/1146359/v-rossiyskih-tsodah-rezko-podskochili-tseni-na-razmeshchenie-serverov) - Подтверждает рост цен на размещение в ЦОДах как смежный эффект удорожания оборудования. - [Sales of Russian servers and storage systems nearly doubled in 2025](https://3dnews.ru/1136215/prodagi-rossiyskih-serverov-i-shd-pochti-udvoilis-v-2025-godu) - Подтверждает рост цен на размещение в ЦОДах как смежный эффект удорожания оборудования. - [In Russia's government sector, server sales of Lenovo, Hitachi, and IBM collapsed. Sales of Russian alternatives ...](https://www.cnews.ru/news/top/2025-06-19_v_rossijskom_gossektore) - Контекст: смещение спроса в госсекторе с зарубежных вендоров на российские аналоги. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: How much did servers in Russia cost more in the first half of 2026? **A:** According to Yadro's procurement monitoring, the average cost of a standard server rose by approximately 35%, i.e. by around 500,000 rubles excluding VAT, reaching roughly 2.5 million rubles. ### Q: Which components increased in price the most and why? **A:** RAM increased the most: 64 GB DDR5 modules rose nearly 20-fold (to 253,000–295,000 rubles), while SATA SSD went up 7.3-fold. The cause is a global component shortage due to the restructuring of the world memory industry to meet the needs of artificial intelligence. ### Q: Is a price drop for servers expected by the end of 2026? **A:** No, market participants do not expect prices to fall by year-end and forecast a further 15–25% increase in configuration costs.