You can now buy the first intel optane discs

Intel DC P4800X is the first SSD to reach the market based on Intel Optane memory technology, a memory that promises great progress compared to the current NAND. The bad thing is that its price rises to $ 1, 520 for a capacity of 375 GB. Intel has announced the availability of Optane-based accelerators at a much more affordable price for mortals.

Intel Optane from $ 45

The new Intel Optane-based accelerators arrive with an M.2 2280 form factor and capacities of 16GB and 32GB, they are now available to purchase although shipments will not be made until April 29. Unfortunately these accelerators are only compatible with Intel Kaby Lake processors and 200 series motherboards, if your PC has something older you can forget about them. In terms of performance, there is talk of figures of 1.4 GB / s in sequential data transfer while the random performance amounts to 204 MB / s in 4K.

Intel Optane vs SSD: all the information

It seems strange that Intel has decided to limit its compatibility so much since users of older systems with mechanical disks are the ones that could most benefit from the installation of one of these devices. The price of the 16 GB drive stands at 45 dollars while the 32 GB model rises to $ 77. It seems that it will take a long time for Optane to be able to reach the bulk of users and replace the current NAND memory-based SSDs.

Optane SSD DC P4800X, Intel Launches SSD with Vertigo Speed

Source: techpowerup