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Intel Promises 'Optane' SSDs Based On Technology Faster Than Flash In 2016

Posted by Soulskill on from the harder-better-faster-stronger dept.

holy_calamity writes: Intel today announced that it will introduce SSDs based on a new non-volatile memory that is significantly faster than flash in 2016. A prototype was shown operating at around seven times as fast as a high-end SSD available today. Intel's new 3D Xpoint memory technology was developed in collaboration with Micron and is said to be capable of operating as much as 1000 times faster than flash. Scant details have been released, but the technology has similarities with the RRAM and memristor technologies being persued by other companies.

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  1. But, but... by CCarrot · · Score: 3, Funny

    He's the fastest man alive! Ain't nobody faster than the Flash!

    They lie...

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    1. Re:But, but... by U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M · · Score: 3, Funny

      Too bad Flash is agonizing.

  2. But what will they call the consumer devices? by jeffb+(2.718) · · Score: 4, Funny

    You can't call them "flash drives" if it isn't flash memory, can you? We need a name that conveys the increased speed, and that maybe plays up the 3D aspect, where capacity can grow by expansion along the Z axis as well as the traditional X and Y dimensions.

    I know! They can call them "Zip drives"!

    1. Re:But what will they call the consumer devices? by viperidaenz · · Score: 3, Funny

      They can call them Warp Drives

    2. Re:But what will they call the consumer devices? by Dutch+Gun · · Score: 3, Funny

      How about "cattle drives"? According to unnamed sources, we're all cows.

      Moo?

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