Intel unveiled Optane memory at CES 2017
At CES 2017, Intel introduced the Optane series of drives in M.2 format, which will go on sale in the second quarter of this year. Optane is Intel's brand name for their 3D Xpoint memory technology developed in collaboration with Micron. This type of non-volatile memory exceeds NAND performance, but still runs slower than DRAM. Intel introduced the video , which positions Optane as a caching disk drive - the successor of flash memory.
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3D Xpoint is a phase state memory (PCM) platform that was first introduced back in 2015. “3D” in the name of the technology means the possibility of multi-layer memory construction. According to Intel, the speed of XPoint is a thousand times faster than NAND. It is expected that the cost of the solution will be in the interval of prices - between flash memory and DRAM.
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3D Xpoint dual layer memory diagram. At the intersection of the lines (gray) green shows the storage cells and the selector (yellow)
The first drives in the M.2 format will receive memory amounts equal to 16 and 32 GB. They will be sold to work with Intel Optane certified motherboards and other platforms. The Intel Optane Ready device list will include the 7th generation of Intel Core processors and a Xeon E3 v6 processor.
At the same time, Intel plans to implement 3D Xpoint in two more form factors: Optane SSD with a capacity of more than 120 GB (like NVMe storage) and Optane DRAM compatible with DDR4.
At CES, laptops with this technology were also announced - the first was the Lenovo ThinkPad T570, which costs $ 909. It will have an optional 16 GB Optane PCIe M.2 2242-S3 module. However, it can be expected that when connected, the cost of the computer will increase.
Representatives of the company did not provide accurate product specifications, but added that details should be expected soon. However, we can say that Intel has chosen owners of data centers and servers as the target audience. At the same time, it is possible that enthusiasts and gamers will be interested in the solution.
“Increasing speed while maintaining capacity will allow technology to be applied in working with virtual reality devices, creating content, working with video and graphics,” they say in Intel.
It should be noted that in August last year, Micron also disclosed its plans to create a separate line of 3D Xpoint memory, which will be sold under the QuantX brand. According to Micron Vice President John Carter, their decision will also appear on the market in the second quarter of 2017 (like Intel itself).
“3D Xpoint will be about half the price of DRAM, but 4–5 times more expensive than NAND,” says Carter. “Therefore, I don’t think that it will replace NAND-flash (at least for the consumer sector) in the near future.” However, he noted that they are already recording a growing demand for the first generation of QuantX solid-state drives among the companies that own data centers.
PS And here are some more materials from the IT-GRAD virtual infrastructure provider blog:
/ photo by Tim Simpson CC
3D Xpoint is a phase state memory (PCM) platform that was first introduced back in 2015. “3D” in the name of the technology means the possibility of multi-layer memory construction. According to Intel, the speed of XPoint is a thousand times faster than NAND. It is expected that the cost of the solution will be in the interval of prices - between flash memory and DRAM.
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3D Xpoint dual layer memory diagram. At the intersection of the lines (gray) green shows the storage cells and the selector (yellow)
The first drives in the M.2 format will receive memory amounts equal to 16 and 32 GB. They will be sold to work with Intel Optane certified motherboards and other platforms. The Intel Optane Ready device list will include the 7th generation of Intel Core processors and a Xeon E3 v6 processor.
At the same time, Intel plans to implement 3D Xpoint in two more form factors: Optane SSD with a capacity of more than 120 GB (like NVMe storage) and Optane DRAM compatible with DDR4.
At CES, laptops with this technology were also announced - the first was the Lenovo ThinkPad T570, which costs $ 909. It will have an optional 16 GB Optane PCIe M.2 2242-S3 module. However, it can be expected that when connected, the cost of the computer will increase.
Representatives of the company did not provide accurate product specifications, but added that details should be expected soon. However, we can say that Intel has chosen owners of data centers and servers as the target audience. At the same time, it is possible that enthusiasts and gamers will be interested in the solution.
“Increasing speed while maintaining capacity will allow technology to be applied in working with virtual reality devices, creating content, working with video and graphics,” they say in Intel.
It should be noted that in August last year, Micron also disclosed its plans to create a separate line of 3D Xpoint memory, which will be sold under the QuantX brand. According to Micron Vice President John Carter, their decision will also appear on the market in the second quarter of 2017 (like Intel itself).
“3D Xpoint will be about half the price of DRAM, but 4–5 times more expensive than NAND,” says Carter. “Therefore, I don’t think that it will replace NAND-flash (at least for the consumer sector) in the near future.” However, he noted that they are already recording a growing demand for the first generation of QuantX solid-state drives among the companies that own data centers.
PS And here are some more materials from the IT-GRAD virtual infrastructure provider blog:
- VMware NSX: A New Approach to Health Security
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- Game industry: how IaaS gave a new life to the popular game Angry Birds
- High technology in the world of sports: why the cloud will become the standard of the future
- Cloud technologies in the film industry: how DreamWorks solved the problem of processing large amounts of data
- Backup and restore to the cloud: what to look for
- VMware Virtual SAN (vSAN) Solution Features
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/318542/
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