Intel announced 3D XPoint - revolutionary memory, which is a thousand times faster than flash memory

More recently, the emergence of SSD-drives to replace the slow HDD seemed technological breakthrough. Intel and Micron joint development I called 3D XPoint, and is the first new non-volatile memory technology since 1989. And yet it is faster and more reliable NAND flash memory in 1000 again.

Sounds impressive, besides 3D XPoint - this is not a prototype and not a theoretical elaboration. The novelty has already made, and in 2016 will be the first products based on it. According to the developers, this is the greatest invention in the industry since the creation of nand-flash. So far, each plank 3D XPoint hold 128 GB of data, but Intel plans to further increase this figure.

New better flash memory in all senses. She is 1000 times faster and just as resistant to wear. In addition, it is 10 times denser than DRAM. Among silent only about the current node switching mechanism, and in this respect the Internet under active discussion. Also, users predict the standardization of PCI Express 4.0, which will reveal the potential of 3D XPoint. It is expected that its capacity will be 16 GT / s or more, which is at least twice as fast PCIe 3.0.

The Intel report that their new development will open a lot of opportunities, ranging from tracking diseases in real time, finishing in gaming 8K resolution.