3D XPOINT Technology :
Intel and Micron have unveiled the biggest development in storage technology for decades. 3D XPoint is an innovative memory technology that promises transfer speeds 1,000 times faster than current SSDs.
This is the largest performance leap in memory technology since the advent of NAND flash in 1989. And Intel claims that 3D XPoint (pronounced "cross-point") will not only be a thousand times faster than current technology, it will also offer 1,000 times the write endurance of today's NAND-based drives.
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The new 3D XPoint technology is non-volatile - so data isn’t lost when you pull the power plug - and offers a storage density eight to ten times greater than that of DRAM. Although latency is very slightly higher than current DRAM, Intel suggests that faster speeds aren’t far off.
The implications of this are huge: it means the same technology could serve as both storage and memory. In the future, once 3D Xpoint becomes commonplace, the concept of discrete system RAM may become a thing of the past.
Say GoodBye to RAM
Traditional computer architectures rely on a combination of high-capacity mass storage, such as hard disks and SSDs, and much faster volatile RAM, for working with data at the highest possible speeds.The new 3D XPoint technology is non-volatile - so data isn’t lost when you pull the power plug - and offers a storage density eight to ten times greater than that of DRAM. Although latency is very slightly higher than current DRAM, Intel suggests that faster speeds aren’t far off.
The implications of this are huge: it means the same technology could serve as both storage and memory. In the future, once 3D Xpoint becomes commonplace, the concept of discrete system RAM may become a thing of the past.
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