MSI did, but others are unhappy

Chipzilla is leaning on its motherboard chums to bundle Optane on motherboards, much like MSI did.

Pairs 16GB Optane Memory with three motherboards

MSI has announced three new motherboard bundles which include the 16GB Intel Optane Memory SSD for caching.

Intel makes all sorts of speed claims

Intel has told us that its Optane memory will be available for desktops right now.

Intel thinks it can pull in the numbers

Intel’s Optane Memory is headed to be one of the most disappointing bits of tech in the world of storage.

First 3D XPoint SSD reaches 550K IOPS with 10 microsecond latency

Over the weekend, Intel pushed ahead with the release of its first consumer and enterprise SSD based on 3D XPoint technology, with latency rates roughly one hundred times lower than NAND flash alternatives that have dominated the market since 2007.

Thanks for the memory 

Chipzilla has revealed that it has started shipping its Optane memory DIMMs to partners for testing.

Transferring files at up to 2GB/s

At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2016 in Shenzhen, China, Intel again demonstrated its new Intel Optane SSD technology, showing some real-life performance where it reaches transfer speeds of just under 2GB/s.

Optane is coming

Analysts working for the divination deparment of analyst outfit Trendforce are convinced that Intel is to shake up the SSD market with its next  next-generation SSD memory products in the third quarter of 2016.

For 3D XPoint memory technology

During IDF 2015, Intel has announced its newest Optane brand, which will include SSDs based on 3D XPoint memory, co-developed with Micron and announced back in July this year.