Intel at the end of this year plans to start shipments of SSDs Optane family memory-type 3D XPoint. The following year, this memory will register and DIMM memory modules, with energy independence will allow to store data even in the event of a sudden power failure.
According to the PC World site, test drive prototypes Optane to Facebook servers have resulted in increasing data transfer rates three times. Of course, this is not "a thousand times" promised by theoretical research, but also a three-time increase is noticeable to the naked eye.
Intel Vice President Robert Crook explained that not only server application will reveal the best sides of Optane drives. Gamers also will feel the benefits provided by a new type of memory. Loading levels in the games will be much faster. First Optane drives for enthusiasts will use NVMe interface. In addition, Intel is not going to limit support Optane own platform. Theoretically, if the board supports AMD processors NVMe, the Optane drives can fully work with it. This is even more important against the backdrop of the expected debut of processors with Zen architecture and motherboards with Socket AM4.