Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 - New PMem for New Xeons

Intel Optane PMem 200 Series is the next generation of high performance DIMM memory based on Intel Optane chips optimized for Intel Xeon Scalable Gen3 processors . Compared to the previous generation, the 200 Series delivers up to 25% faster data rates with constant power consumption - no more than 18W TDP for a 512GB module. Under the cut - more detailed characteristics of the line, as well as a cheat sheet reminder of the principles of PMem.



Like its predecessor family, the Intel Optane PMem 200 Series comes in 3 sizes: 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. There are two main ways to use it and interact with traditional memory.

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The server platform supports up to one Intel Optane PMem 200 series per channel, that is, up to 6 modules per socket. Thus, the Persistent Memory capacity per socket can be up to 3 TB, and the total memory capacity is 4.5 TB.





The place of PMem among various storage devices



As already mentioned, the main differences of the new line are higher data rates and improved MTBF.

Traditionally, Intel, the replacement line is almost the same in cost from the previous one - this means that the cost of Intel Optane Persistent Memory 200 will be $ 7-10 per gigabyte.