Intel has listed the system requirements of its upcoming Optane storage.

The biggest limitation of the technology is that it can only be used with processors based on Intel’s 7th-gen Kaby Lake architecture or newer.

This means that 6th-gen Skylake processor owners will have to upgrade their CPU to use Optane storage.

Optane drives will also require the following hardware:

• Intel 200-series chipset
• M.2 type 2280-S1-B-M or 2242-S1-B-M
• M.2 connector must be linked to Remapped PCIe Controller in x2 or x4 configuration
• M.2 B-M keys meeting NVMe 1.1 standards
• BIOS supporting Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15.5

Intel’s Optane drives and memory are based on 3D XPoint technology, which promises fast, non-volatile storage. Its potential applications include long-term storage and memory modules.

This article first appeared on MyBroadband and is republished with permission.

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