First 128GB DDR4 Hynix Memory Module

Korean SK Hynix today announced the release of the world's first module of RAM DDR4 of 128 gigabytes, which is twice the previously presented product samples. The new module is also a module with the densest component placement in the world. It is based on 8 gigabit DDR3 chips, created by a 20-nanometer process.

The new module has a bandwidth of 17 Gbit / s and operates at a frequency of 2133 MHz over a 64-bit I / O interface. In addition, it consumes only 1.2 W, versus 1.35 W for current DDR3 modules.


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Obviously, the new development of SK Hynix, when it appears on the market (and the manufacturer did not specify the date) will be a very expensive and niche product for professionals who require very large amounts of RAM with high access speed - these are in-memory products, large-scale editing solutions. graphics and video and so on. It is also obvious that for a long period of time the mainstream will be 8, 16 and 32 gigabyte modules. Now there are not even motherboards on the market that would support 128 GB for one memory slot.

In SK Hynix, they say that the new memory module is mainly server-oriented and is intended for ultra-dense hosting servers, which have serious requirements for performance and efficiency.

Intel sources say the chip maker will provide support for the promising DDR4 memory format in the fall of 2014. The new DDR4 format has been in development for about five years, it offers a higher data exchange rate with lower power consumption. Also, the release of this format to the market means the gradual write-off of the DDR3 memory format, which is now considered mainstream.

The adoption of DDR4 by manufacturers of processors, memory modules and motherboards is the first step towards the practical development of this format on the market. Intel says it will provide support for DDR4, first in the new generation of Xeon Grantley chips, which will be based on the Haswell micro-architecture and will be released by the third quarter of this year.

At the same time, sources in the corporation say that until the moment DDR4 becomes the de facto standard in PCs and laptops, another year and a half will pass. Lenovo also announced today that they are preparing for release servers based on Xeon Grantley in the third quarter of 2014.

Recall that the first DDR4 modules with gaming motherboards were shown at the Intel Developer Forum in September 2013, while Intel said that in the future, the gaming processors of the company will certainly support DDR4, although this is not the exact date. The company also says that support for DDR4 laptops promises the latter a longer battery life. According to the standards, DDR4 provides 50% more data bandwidth and 35% more economical power consumption compared to DDR3.