Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600 Desktop
16GB · DDR5-5600
About this kit
A single 16GB desktop module at JEDEC speed. The usual reason to buy one stick rather than a kit is to pair it with one you already have, and Crucial's standard line is the safest bet for that, since it runs at the platform default with no profile to reconcile. As a lone module it runs single-channel. As an upgrade to a prebuilt that shipped with one stick, it is exactly the right part.
Price History
Price history data licensed from Keepa. Prices update every few hours.
Price history table28 periods
Recorded low, average and high for every period with data.
| Period | Low | Average | High | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $197.32 | $197.61 | $198.15 | 5 |
| 2023 | $46.99 | $59.60 | $197.21 | 65 |
| 2024 | $55.90 | $56.95 | $57.99 | 2 |
| Sep 2024 | $46.99 | $50.87 | $52.99 | 15 |
| Oct 2024 | $46.80 | $46.90 | $46.99 | 2 |
| Nov 2024 | $46.80 | $46.80 | $46.80 | 3 |
| Dec 2024 | $40.99 | $47.84 | $53.99 | 4 |
| Jan 2025 | $45.99 | $45.99 | $45.99 | 1 |
| Feb 2025 | $40.95 | $42.98 | $45.99 | 5 |
| Mar 2025 | $40.99 | $40.99 | $40.99 | 1 |
| Apr 2025 | $39.99 | $40.32 | $40.99 | 6 |
| May 2025 | $38.94 | $38.94 | $38.94 | 1 |
| Jun 2025 | $37.61 | $39.23 | $40.84 | 2 |
| Jul 2025 | $40.84 | $45.61 | $54.99 | 3 |
| Aug 2025 | $53.81 | $54.56 | $54.99 | 5 |
| Sep 2025 | $54.97 | $56.67 | $58.88 | 7 |
| Oct 2025 | $56.46 | $72.08 | $89.95 | 16 |
| Nov 2025 | $85.39 | $121.31 | $148.37 | 20 |
| Dec 2025 | $59.91 | $86.06 | $138.36 | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | $189.99 | $207.96 | $224.93 | 15 |
| Feb 2026 | $209.93 | $214.89 | $217.48 | 18 |
| Mar 2026 | $213.00 | $223.85 | $233.99 | 26 |
| Apr 2026 | $219.99 | $229.45 | $233.99 | 14 |
| May 2026 | $210.00 | $225.77 | $230.00 | 20 |
| Jun 2026 | $229.00 | $229.50 | $229.59 | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | $214.99 | $222.45 | $249.50 | 13 |
| Aug 2026 | $249.50 | $284.37 | $295.36 | 31 |
| Sep 2026 | $271.48 | $278.60 | $279.95 | 13 |
Price milestones
Dated events from this product's own tracked history.
- First tracked
- December 22, 2022
- All-time low
- $37.61 on June 1, 2025
- All-time high
- $295.36 on August 6, 2026
- Biggest single-day drop
- $112.22 (57%) on January 4, 2023
- Longest stretch without a real move
- 61 days, September 30, 2024 to November 30, 2024
Compared with similar kits right now
Same capacity and specification, in stock, priced per gigabyte against this one.
| Product | Price | Per GB | vs this |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crucial 16GB DDR5 5600 Laptop | $237.99 | $14.87/GB | -15% |
| Kingston FURY Beast 16GB DDR5 5200MHz | $326.83 | $20.43/GB | +17% |
| Kingston FURY Beast 16GB 6000MT/s DDR5 | $359.99 | $22.50/GB | +29% |
| CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5 16GB 5200MHz | $289.99 | $18.12/GB | +4% |
| CORSAIR Vengeance RGB DDR5 16GB 5200MHz | $293.99 | $18.37/GB | +5% |
Buy Now
| Retailer | Price | Availability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | $279.00 | In Stock | View on Amazon → |
| Newegg | $280.95 | In Stock | View on Newegg → |
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Specifications
- Type
- DDR5
- Capacity
- 16GB
- Speed
- 5600MHz
- Brand
- Crucial
- Part number
- CT16G56C46U5
Specs explained3 terms
Only the specifications this product actually carries.
- DDR5
- DDR5 is the current memory generation, standard on AMD AM5 and Intel LGA1700 and LGA1851 platforms. DDR5 kits start around 4800 MT/s and enthusiast kits run 6000 to 8000 MT/s, with on-module power management and on-die error correction that DDR4 lacks. DDR5 modules do not fit DDR4 boards. DDR5 has been the most price-volatile segment MemRadar tracks, so the kit's position against its own 90-day average matters more than the sticker discount.
- Speed (MT/s and MHz)
- Memory speed is quoted in megatransfers per second (MT/s), though retailers and manufacturers often label the same number as MHz. A DDR5-6000 kit transfers data 6000 million times per second. Higher speed generally helps in memory-sensitive workloads and on AMD Ryzen systems up to the platform's sweet spot, beyond which gains shrink. Kits at the same capacity but different speeds are different products with separate price histories, which is why MemRadar tracks them on separate pages.
- UDIMM and SODIMM
- UDIMM is the full-size unbuffered module used in desktops; SODIMM is the shorter module used in laptops and small-form-factor systems. The two are not interchangeable. Desktop DDR5 UDIMMs have 288 pins and laptop DDR5 SODIMMs have 262 pins. A kit listed as "laptop memory" is a SODIMM, and MemRadar's product name states Desktop or Laptop wherever a listing's title left it ambiguous.
