During Oracle OpenWorld conference held earlier this week, Intel showed its latest implementation of the new 3D XPoint memory technology, including Optane SSD and the new 3D XPoint based SSD in DDR4 DIMM form-factor.

While we already saw some details regarding Intel's 3D XPoint based Optane SSD, which will be available in plenty of form-factors, including PCIe M.2, U.2 and PCIe add-on card, and offer impressive performance improvements for SSD storage, this is the first time Intel showed the new prototype of 3D XPoint based SSD in the DDR4 DIMM form-factor.

Reported by ThePlatform.net, the 3D XPoint based NVMe Optane SSD was demoed on Oracle's X5-2 series 1U server where it managed to obtain 4.42 times higher random access performance and 6.44 times better latency when compared to a standard NAND-based NVMe SSD. Intel's Optane will offer 7.13 times higher IOPS output and 9.11 times higher latency when combined with Oracle's software.

In addition to the 3D XPoint Optane NVMe SSD, Intel also unveiled a new prototype 3D XPoint based SSD in the DDR4 DIMM form-factor. According to Intel, this high-capacity SSD storage should eliminate most system-level bottlenecks as it will have direct access to processor's integrated memory controller. OEMs and system builders can combine DDR4-DRAM memory modules with Optane DIMM modules in order to achieve the lower possible latency storage interface.

According to Intel's CEO, Brian Krzanich, Optane DIMM modules should represent the closest that storage can be to the performance of DRAM, and greatly accelerate in-memory database implementations.







Source: via Techpowerup.com.