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What memory do laptops actually use?
The memory mix
Shares are calculated over the 314 of 317 models that have a recorded memory specification.
Memory technology
- DDR5140 models · 44.6%
- LPDDR5X66 models · 21%
- LPDDR564 models · 20.4%
- DDR438 models · 12.1%
- LPDDR4X5 models · 1.6%
- LPDDR41 models · 0.3%
Memory form factor
- SO-DIMM169 models · 53.8%
- Soldered139 models · 44.3%
- LPCAMM23 models · 1%
- SO-DIMM / CSO-DIMM2 models · 0.6%
- CSO-DIMM1 models · 0.3%
Slotted RAM by release year
Share of each year’s models with at least one user-accessible memory slot. Small years are small samples — read the model count next to each bar.
| Release year | Models | With a user-accessible slot |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0% |
| 2021 | 7 | 28.6% |
| 2022 | 16 | 62.5% |
| 2023 | 68 | 61.8% |
| 2024 | 48 | 37.5% |
| 2025 | 21 | 38.1% |
| 2026 | 9 | 11.1% |
How high can laptop RAM go?
Share of the 291 models with a documented maximum that support at least each capacity (largest documented maximum: 128 GB).
≥ 16 GB
99.7%
290 models
≥ 32 GB
88.3%
257 models
≥ 64 GB
50.9%
148 models
≥ 96 GB
8.2%
24 models
≥ 128 GB
4.1%
12 models
Methodology
Every figure is computed live from the memory specification stored for each published model — the same data shown on individual model pages. Models with no recorded memory data are excluded from shares (and counted separately above), never treated as a yes or a no. “User-accessible slot” means the model documents at least one replaceable memory slot.
Want to know what this means for buying RAM? See our guides on SO-DIMM vs soldered RAM and DDR4 vs DDR5, and the companion upgradeability report. Found an error? Tell us.
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