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 ...

After years of teasing and a major enterprise launch, Intel's Optane memory is finally available for PCs and enthusiast systems. While it's limited to Kaby Lake processors and 200-series motherboards, ...

Intel will begin shipping its next-generation non-volatile Optane memory for PCs beginning April 24. Intel, which developed the Optane memory with its partner Micron under the name “3D Xpoint,” said ...

Intel’s large-capacity Optane is like the Ferrari of storage: It’s super fast, it’s cool and it’s expensive. Also, it isn’t for everyone yet. That was reiterated by Intel when it introduced its first ...

Intel is known for cranking up PC speeds to new highs, and it’s doing the same for storage with the super fast Optane. Optane, which Intel claims will replace today’s SSDs and DRAM, is exciting for ...

Within the semiconductor industry, manufacturing memory chips may be the toughest task. Not technically tough -- manufacturing an advanced CPU or GPU is a lot more complicated than churning out DRAM ...

Here at ExtremeTech, we've often discussed the difference between different types of NAND structures -- vertical NAND versus planar, or multi-level cell (MLC) versus triple-level cells (TLC) and ...

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