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Intel Launches Optane DIMMs Up To 512GB (anandtech.com)
Intel announced the availability of its long-awaited Optane DIMMs Wednesday, bringing 3D XPoint memory onto the DDR4 memory bus. From a report: The modules that have been known under the Apache Pass codename will be branded as Optane DC Persistent Memory, to contrast with Optane DC SSDs, and not to be confused with the consumer-oriented Optane Memory caching SSDs. The new Optane DC Persistent Memory modules will be initially available in three capacities: 128GB, 256GB and 512GB per module. This implies that they are probably still based on the same 128Gb 3D XPoint memory dies used in all other Optane products so far. The modules are pin-compatible with standard DDR4 DIMMs and will be supported by the next generation of Intel's Xeon server platforms.
and amd chips have loads of pci-e for ssd;s that can be hot swapped.
they are naming all of their 3d xpoint derived products optane...
Why is Intel naming all of their new memory products Optane?
This may blow your mind, but it's because all their new memory products are based on the Optane (3D Xpoint) technology. Their marketing department is doing just fine showing that Intel is putting proprietary memory technology in their products.
I don't think anyone is at risk of having the SRT component confused with a memory DIMM just because it has Optane in the name. It's like complaining about the fact that new harddrives all have "solid state" in the title, they also cross a wide variety of form factors and performance metrics.