3DXPoint: Next generation non-volatile storage

lemm · Post by **lemm** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 0:14

3D XPoint memory

Intel is calling this a major breakthrough, comparable to the jump from vacuum tubes to transistors. This new type of memory is orders of magnitude faster and denser (albeit significantly more expensive) than solid state drives. It's read/write latency approaches that of DRAM memory, so it's conceivable that it could also be used to replace DRAM for some applications.

Post by **Keening_Product** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:19

I saw this the other day. I have an SSD which boots SUSE in under 10 seconds and suspect the motherboard is the bottleneck on another system. The new tech is great, but I wonder how many current SSD's have been throttled by cheap boards and other components.

MoffD · Post by **MoffD** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 16:21

I'm just wondering: if it's non volatile, will this will change the standard computer setup?

Assuming it can be used as a replacement for both DRAM and the standard drive it would be interesting if a computer used one location for both. That would probably also replace the need for a ram cache.
If I'm not just talking through my hat of course...

Post by **Levellass** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 23:23

Computers? Expensive you say? Especially if you want extra memory?

Perish the thought! I think we should stick to the current system where double the memory can double the price. (Looking at YOU Apple!)