AMD EXPO ULL RAM drops at jaw-dropping $1,099 despite promises of it being 'effectively the same price' — DDR5-6000 C26 32GB kit sports 80% ULL tax

PC Components RAM AMD EXPO ULL RAM drops at jaw-dropping $1,099 despite promises of it being 'effectively the same price' — DDR5-6000 C26 32GB kit sports 80% ULL tax News By Zhiye Liu published 29 June 2026 You can almost buy a whole gaming PC for the price of a high-end AMD EXPO ULL memory kit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works . (Image credit: Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 5 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter G.Skill’s AMD EXPO ULL (Ultra Low Latency) memory kits, strong contenders among today's best RAM options, have arrived on the retail market. While AMD previously stated that EXPO ULL memory kits would be “effectively the same price” as vanilla EXPO memory kits, this has proven by far not to be the case. In reality, these new EXPO ULL kits carry a substantial premium that can scale up to 80% over their regular counterparts. Go deeper with TH Premium: Memory (Image credit: SK Hynix) AI data centers are swallowing the world's memory and storage supply The future of DRAM: From DDR5 to future ICs High-bandwidth memory roadmap Here's why HBM is coming for your PC's RAM The Trident Z5 NeoX is G.Skill’s latest memory series featuring ULL optimizations. The new lineup is available in three striking color options, black, glossy black, and white, that cater to a variety of system aesthetics. G.Skill has not released the official product pages for the Trident Z5 NeoX series, so detailed information on the full range of planned capacities and speeds is unavailable. Newegg is currently selling the Trident Z5 NeoX memory kits in a 32GB (2x16GB) dual-channel configuration clocked at DDR5-6000. To make it a meaningful comparison, we compared the Trident Z5 NeoX memory kits to their direct counterparts, the standard Trident Z5 Neo series. We