Intel ssd optane drives also on amd platforms

The 3DX Point technology that Intel is developing together with Micron aims to revolutionize storage devices, improving data transmission speeds by up to 10 times compared to a current SSD, which is already much faster than a hard disk drive. mechanic.

Optane discs can be used on AMD platforms

To give us an idea, the speeds achieved with the new 3DX Point memories are comparable to those of a DDR4 RAM memory. In addition to improving data transmission speeds, these memories would gain in density, placing more memory cells in the same dimensions thanks to their 3D design, so we will see memories of greater capacity and smaller.

The first SSD drives with 3DX Point technology are expected to be marketed later this year by Micron, these will be called Optane and will not be exclusive to the Intel platform.

Optane drives will be 10 times faster than current SSDs

When Optane discs with 3DX Point memories were announced, it was thought that these would only be able to be used on Intel motherboards, but finally it is confirmed that this will not be the case and they will also be available for AMD platforms. The move makes sense if they really want to reach a wider audience with these next-generation SSDs. Although Optane SSDs will use their own data transmission protocol, they ensure that it can still be used under PCI Express connections, although it will not perform in the same way.

Option will use 3DX Point memories designed in 3D

3DX Point memories promise to greatly improve data loading times in all scenarios, especially in video games . At what price? Surely not available to everyone.