- Displace DRAM
Deliver more affordable memory pools by displacing a portion of DRAM. By pairing the DRAM with the high-performing non-volatile memory of the Intel Optane SSD, data centers can more cost-effectively execute workloads that require modern memory configurations with much lower DRAM capacity installed, saving on both Capex, and Opex costs. - Extend memory
Grow your memory footprint beyond the DRAM capacity. Together, the DRAM and the Intel Optane SSD emulate a single volatile memory pool. Intel Memory Drive Technology intelligently determines where data should be located in the pool to maximize performance, enabling servers to deliver performance across many workloads - even when DRAM is only supplying one-third to one-tenth of the memory pool capacity.
Intel Memory Drive Technology is a revolutionary software that extends system memory transparently. Combined with an Intel Optane Solid State Drive (SSD), Intel Memory Drive Technology transparently integrates the SSD into the memory subsystem and makes it appear like DRAM to the OS and applications. Intel Memory Drive Technology increases memory capacity beyond DRAM limitations and delivers DRAM-like performance in a completely transparent manner to the operating system and application. In addition, no changes are required to the OS or applications