The devices will be available with 16GB and 32GB storage capacities, and can turn your computer into a lighting-fast machine.<\/p>\n
Technology and Performance<\/h3>\n
Optane storage technology is based on a non-volatile memory technology called 3D Xpoint, which is being developed by Intel and Micron.<\/p>\n
The basic premise of 3D XPoint involves stacking thin layers of memory in a cross point structure to optimise density and reduce size.<\/p>\n
Unlike solid state drives, 3D Xpoint storage devices do not degrade due to continuous operation.<\/p>\n
Intel has leveraged the increased speed and durability of this technology to provide consumers with lightning-fast storage cache solutions in the form of its Optane drives.<\/p>\n
The 16GB and 32GB drives are used as cache for applications, meaning you will not notice any performance increase the first time you start an application.<\/p>\n
After running an application, however, it is saved in cache and will start up much faster when you next access it.<\/p>\n
This means that professional users will experience faster load times and data processing speeds in frequently-used applications, while gamers will enjoy shorter load times.<\/p>\n
Due to the increasing size of game files, Intel recommends gamers opt for the 32GB Optane drive in order to maximise accelerated gaming performance.<\/p>\n
Users will need the following hardware in order to use Intel\u2019s Optane memory chips:<\/p>\n The specifications above may seem daunting, but most ready-built systems will state if they are Optane-ready.<\/p>\n Desktop builders should consult their motherboard manufacturer to ensure their board can support an Intel Optane drive.<\/p>\n After physically installing an Optane drive, Intel\u2019s Rapid Storage Technology driver will begin using the memory as cache for the system\u2019s slower, primary storage.<\/p>\n The caching system is automatically configured to speed up the programs you access the most.<\/p>\n Intel Optane memory will begin shipping on 24 April, with OEM systems sporting the memory modules launching later this year.<\/p>\n These Optane products are only the beginning of the change 3D Xpoint technology will bring to modern computing.<\/p>\n While the technology is still in its infancy, it already has the potential to scale greatly and could replace slower SSDs and HDDs as primary storage.<\/p>\n Intel previously made\u00a0bold claims<\/a><\/strong> regarding the performance and low latency of 3D Xpoint memory, and the memory has been touted to\u00a0potentially replace DRAM as a low-latency, high-speed memory using a DIMM form factor.<\/p>\n This article first appeared on MyBroadband<\/a><\/strong> and is republished with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n Intel\u2019s cutting-edge Optane memory boasts massive performance increases over solid state drives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":114335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1727,1121,24035],"class_list":["post-116727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-intel","tag-memory","tag-optane"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"3D](\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/3D-XPoint-Design-640x317.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nRequirements<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nFuture applications<\/h3>\n
Now read:\u00a0The next generation of RAM will be twice as fast<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"