Optane has long occupied a kind of no man's land in personal computing, but Intel aims to change that with its latest drive. Known as 3D XPoint before the "Optane" rebrand, the technology exists as a ...

But what exactly is Optane, and what is it good for? (Analytics and AI, to name two major use cases.) If you’re not feeling up to speed, don’t worry. We’ll have you covered on all the basics in the ...

Intel and Micron ran a joint development and production program for the Phase Change Memory know as 3D XPoint. This semiconductor non-volatile memory product is faster and more durable than NAND flash ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Solid-state drives offer much faster read and write speeds over their traditional hard drive counterparts. However, they're often limited in ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. The Intel Optane SSD 800P brings lightning-fast boot times ...

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There are rumors of an Intel storage refresh coming this year, and ongoing research into PLC NAND. PCIe 4.0 support is also rumored to be happening in the not-too-distant future. Share on Facebook ...

Intel has formally announced that it is "winding down" its Optane memory business, announced in their non-GAAP adjustment table that was released for their Q2 2022 earnings. The news was then ...

When Intel introduced its Optane memory solution, it was deemed the future of computing. "For the first time ever, we'll be able to equip computers with memory that's faster than NAND and more dense ...

This is the second in a set of three blogs about projections for digital storage and memory for the following year that we have been doing for a while. Our first blog focused on the latest ...

Executive Sandra Rivera said in a memo that Optane memory, which is based on the 3D XPoint technology Intel developed with Micron Technology, “has become a key differentiated product” in Intel’s ...