Intel's plans have formed a clear idea of the sequence output drives with memory type 3D XPoint (Optane).
First, Intel head admitted that SSD with 3D XPoint type memory will be delivered before the end of this year, and DIMM modules with associated memory will be in the next year. At the end of the second quarter of 3D NAND-type memory began to be produced at the Intel plant in Dalian, China. While the release of these chips Intel costs quite expensive, but in the future it will be achieved economies scale. Intel Clients receive samples of drives now. The server and client segments, the transition to 3D XPoint will improve performance drives the value of five to ten times.
However, according to Brian Krzhanich u will neede to combine the advantages of RAM and non-volatile memory. Products based on the 3D XPoint will appear in client devices, including desktops and laptops. Here they help, among other things, to load quickly levels in regular games.