Intel Optane Memory & Storage

Enthusiast/Enterprise600-5.000 kr

Intel Optane bruger revolutionerende 3D XPoint teknologi i stedet for NAND flash. Med ekstrem holdbarhed (op til 100x bedre end NAND), ultra-lav latency og konsistent performance, er Optane primært rettet mod enterprise og enthusiast markeder. Intel har annonceret discontinuation, men teknologien er stadig relevant.

Best For

•Enterprise Storage
•Ekstrem Holdbarhed
•Low Latency Applications
•Cache Acceleration
•Database Servers

Status

Current Status:Discontinued by Intel (2022)

Availability:Restlager og brugt marked

Future:Ingen nye generationer kommer

Support:Drivers og firmware support fortsætter indtil 2025+

Legacy:Stadig værdifuld teknologi for specifikke use cases

Interface

Type:NVMe over PCIe eller Optane Memory Module

Connection:M.2 80mm (consumer), AIC (Add-in Card) for enterprise

Lanes:PCIe 3.0 x2 eller x4

Protocol:NVMe 1.3+

Special:3D XPoint technology (ikke NAND flash)

Technology

3 D X Point

→Fundamentalt forskellig fra NAND flash memory
→Bruger phase-change memory cells i stedet for charge traps
→Kan adressere individual memory cells (ikke blocks som NAND)
→Ikke-volatile som NAND, men hurtigere og mere holdbar
→Udviklet sammen med Micron (som nu laver deres egen version)

Advantages3 D X Point

→10x lavere latency end NAND SSD (under 10 microsekunder)
→1000x højere holdbarhed end NAND (flere Petabytes TBW)
→Ingen performance degradation over tid
→Konsistent IOPS uanset queue depth (NAND kræver høj QD)
→Excellerer ved lave queue depths (QD1-4) - realistisk workload
→Ingen write amplification problemer
→Kan bruges som persistent memory (Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory)

How It Works

→Phase-change materialer skifter mellem crystalline og amorphous states
→Hver cell kan adresseres individuelt uden block erase
→Meget højere endurance cycle count (>100x vs NAND)
→Lavere voltage requirements end NAND
→Tættere cell spacing mulig = højere density potentiale

Product Lines

Optane Memory

Name:Intel Optane Memory (Cache)

Capacities

→16GB
→32GB
→64GB

Purpose:System acceleration - cache for slow HDD

Price Range:600-1.500 kr (restlager)

Description:Bruges som cache tier sammen med HDD eller SATA SSD. Software-managed caching gennem Intel Rapid Storage Technology. Populært 2017-2020 for at accelerere systemer med HDD.

Requirements

→Intel 7th gen (Kaby Lake) eller nyere CPU
→Intel chipset (B250, Z270, H310, B360, Z370+)
→M.2 slot med PCIe support
→Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) driver
→Windows 10/11

Performance

→Accelererer boot times med 2-3x
→Frequently accessed files cached intelligently
→Lærer bruger patterns over tid
→Max 64GB cache size

Optane800 P900 P

Name:Optane SSD 800P/900P Series

Capacities

→58GB
→118GB
→280GB
→480GB

Purpose:Primary storage for enthusiasts og workstations

Price Range:1.500-4.000 kr (restlager/brugt)

Description:Consumer/prosumer Optane drives brugt som primary storage. Fremragende til low queue depth workloads og ekstrem mixed read/write scenarios.

Performance

→Sequential: 2.400-2.600 MB/s læsning, 2.000-2.200 MB/s skrivning
→Random 4K QD1: 250K IOPS (vs 15-30K for NAND)
→Latency: 7-10 microsekunder (vs 60-100 for NAND)
→Konsistent performance - ingen SLC cache trickery

Endurance

→800P: 200-365 TBW (58-118GB modeller)
→900P: 8.760-10.220 TBW (280-480GB modeller)
→5-års garanti med meget høj TBW
→Kan skrive 10GB/dag i 10+ år uden problemer

Optane905 P

Name:Optane SSD 905P Series

Capacities

→380GB
→480GB
→960GB
→1.5TB

Purpose:High-end enthusiast og professional workstations

Price Range:3.000-12.000 kr (restlager/brugt)

Form Factors

→M.2 80mm
→U.2 2.5"
→PCIe AIC

Description:Top-tier consumer Optane. U.2 og AIC versioner med RGB på nogle modeller. Vanvittigt holdbare og hurtige til mixed workloads.

Performance

→Sequential: 2.600 MB/s læsning, 2.200 MB/s skrivning
→Random 4K: 575K IOPS read, 550K IOPS write
→Ultra-low latency: 6-7 microsekunder
→Perfekt til databases, virtualization, content creation

Endurance

→380GB: 10.512 PBW (Petabytes Written!)
→1.5TB: 27.372 PBW
→Praktisk talt umuligt at slide op i consumer use

Optane D C

Name:Optane DC P4800X/P5800X Series

Capacities

→375GB
→750GB
→1.5TB
→3.2TB

Purpose:Data center, enterprise servers, mission-critical

Price Range:15.000-50.000+ kr

Description:Enterprise-grade Optane med dual-port, power loss protection, og ekstreme specs. Primært til Fortune 500 companies og cloud providers.

Performance

→P5800X: 7.200 MB/s sequential, 1.5M IOPS random
→Latency: Under 8 microsekunder
→99.999% latency consistency
→Predictable performance uanset workload

Features

→Dual-port for redundancy
→Power loss protection
→End-to-end data protection
→AES-256 encryption
→100 DWPD (Drive Writes Per Day) for 5 år!

Optane Persistent Memory

Name:Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory

Capacities

→128GB
→256GB
→512GB per module

Purpose:Persistent memory tier mellem DRAM og SSD

Price Range:Enterprise only - $$$

Description:DIMM form factor Optane der sidder i RAM slots. Kombinerer fordele ved RAM (hurtig) og SSD (persistent). Primært til in-memory databases.

Use Cases

→SAP HANA acceleration
→Redis/Memcached persistence
→Large dataset analytics
→Virtualization memory expansion
→In-memory database caching

Advantages

•Ekstrem holdbarhed - op til 100x bedre endurance end NAND
•Ultra-lav latency - 10x hurtigere respons end NAND SSD
•Konsistent performance - ingen SLC cache tricks eller slowdown
•Excellerer ved lave queue depths (realistiske workloads)
•Ingen write amplification issues
•Perfekt til mixed read/write workloads
•Meget høj IOPS ved QD1-4 (daglig brug scenario)
•Ingen performance degradation over tid
•Kan bruges som cache eller primary storage
•Fremragende til databases og virtualization
•Meget lang levetid selv under heavy use

Disadvantages

•MEGET dyr per GB (5-10x prisen af NAND SSD)
•Lavere sequential speeds end moderne PCIe 4.0/5.0 NAND
•Begrænsede kapaciteter (max 1.5TB consumer, 3.2TB enterprise)
•Discontinued - ingen nye generationer kommer
•Svært at finde - primært restlager og brugt marked
•Kræver Intel platform (consumer versioner)
•Begrænsede size options vs NAND (ingen 4TB+)
•Sequential performance overgået af moderne Gen4 NAND
•Overkill for de fleste consumer use cases
•Dårlig value proposition for gaming

Use Cases

Scenario:Database Servers

Description:Perfekt til MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB hvor lav latency og høj mixed I/O er kritisk. Konsistent performance under load.

Recommended:true

Performance:10x bedre latency = 10x hurtigere queries

Cost:Høj initial cost, men længere levetid og bedre TCO

Scenario:Virtualization Hosts

Description:VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, Proxmox - multiple VMs med forskellige I/O patterns. Optane håndterer dette konsistent.

Recommended:true

Performance:Høj IOPS ved lave queue depths = bedre VM responsiveness

Scenario:Content Creation Workstations

Description:4K/8K video editing, 3D rendering scratch disk, Photoshop temp files. Konstant mixed read/write performance.

Recommended:conditionally

Note:Kun hvis budget tillader det. Gen4 NAND er ofte tilstrækkeligt.

Scenario:HDD Caching (Optane Memory)

Description:Accelerer gammelt system med HDD ved at bruge Optane som intelligent cache. Software-managed.

Recommended:legacy

Note:Giver mening hvis du allerede har HDD. Ellers køb bare NVMe SSD.

Scenario:High-Frequency Trading

Description:Finansielle systemer hvor microsekunder betyder millioner. Ultra-lav latency kritisk.

Recommended:true

Cost:Pris er irrelevant i dette marked

Scenario:Gaming

Description:Game loading, texture streaming, DirectStorage.

Recommended:false

Note:Overkill og dårlig value. Gen4 NAND SSD er mere end tilstrækkelig og meget billigere.

Scenario:Boot Drive

Description:Windows boot og application loading.

Recommended:false

Note:Marginal fordel vs Gen4 NAND. Ikke værd prisen for consumer.

Scenario:Write-Heavy Applications

Description:Logging servers, surveillance storage, CCTV writes, konstant data skrivning.

Recommended:true

Performance:Holdbarhed gør det perfekt. Kan skrive konstant i årevis.

Performance Comparison

Vs N A N D S S D

Sequential:NAND Gen4 vinder (7.000 vs 2.600 MB/s)

Random4 K Q D1:Optane vinder massivt (250K vs 15-30K IOPS)

Latency:Optane vinder (7μs vs 60-100μs)

Queue Depth1-4:Optane konsistent bedre (realistic workload)

Queue Depth32+:NAND kan indhente ved syntetiske benchmarks

Consistency:Optane - ingen SLC cache slowdown

Endurance:Optane 100x bedre (PBW vs TBW)

Real World Scenarios

→Windows boot: Marginal forskel (2-3 sek hurtigere)
→Application launch: 10-20% hurtigere føles snappier
→Game loading: NAND Gen4 er ofte hurtigere (sequential reads)
→Database queries: Optane 5-10x hurtigere
→VM boot/snapshot: Optane betydeligt hurtigere
→Mixed I/O: Optane konsistent, NAND kan stutter
→Sustained writes: Optane holder tempo, NAND kan slowdown efter SLC cache

Buying Advice

•Kun køb hvis du har specifikt behov for lav latency eller ekstrem endurance
•Tjek restlager hos online retailers - priser varierer meget
•Brugt marked kan give god value (Optane holder meget længe)
•For gaming: Skip Optane, køb Gen4 NAND i stedet
•For servers/workstations: Optane giver mening hvis budget tillader
•Optane Memory (cache) kun hvis du allerede har stor HDD
•Verificer Intel platform compatibility før køb
•Tjek TBW ratings - selv brugt Optane har typisk 95%+ life left
•Enterprise modeller kræver U.2/HHHL compatibility
•Vær opmærksom på driver support (Intel RST for cache models)

Popular Models

Name:Intel Optane Memory H10

Type:Hybrid (Optane + QLC NAND)

Capacity:16GB + 256GB, 32GB + 512GB, 32GB + 1TB

Description:Kombinerer Optane cache med QLC NAND storage i single M.2 drive. Smart caching automatically.

Performance:Sequential via QLC, random via Optane cache

Price:1.000-2.500 kr (restlager)

Website:https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/consumer-ssds/optane-memory-h-series.html →

Name:Intel Optane Memory M10

Type:Cache module

Capacity:16GB, 32GB

Description:Dedicated cache module til HDD acceleration. Bruger Intel RST software.

Performance:Accelererer HDD med 2-3x

Price:600-1.000 kr (restlager)

Website:https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/memory-storage/solid-state-drives/consumer-ssds/optane-memory.html →

Name:Intel Optane SSD 800P

Type:Primary storage

Capacity:58GB, 118GB

Description:Entry-level Optane SSD for primary storage. M.2 formfaktor.

Performance:2.400 MB/s seq, 250K IOPS random QD1

Endurance:200-365 TBW

Price:1.500-2.500 kr (restlager/brugt)

Website:https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/147974/intel-optane-ssd-800p-series.html →

Name:Intel Optane SSD 905P

Type:High-end enthusiast/professional

Capacity:380GB, 480GB, 960GB, 1.5TB

Description:Top-tier consumer Optane. U.2 og AIC form factors available.

Performance:2.600 MB/s seq, 575K IOPS, ultra-low latency

Endurance:10.5+ PBW (Petabytes!)

Price:3.000-12.000 kr (restlager/brugt)

Website:https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/123828/intel-optane-ssd-905p-series.html →

Name:Intel Optane DC P4800X

Type:Enterprise data center

Capacity:375GB, 750GB, 1.5TB

Description:Enterprise-grade med dual-port, PLP, extreme endurance.

Performance:2.400 MB/s seq, 550K IOPS, 8μs latency

Endurance:30+ DWPD for 5 years

Price:20.000-50.000+ kr (enterprise pricing)

Website:https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/series/190349/intel-optane-ssd-dc-p4800x-series.html →

Compatibility

Motherboards

→Intel 200-series eller nyere (Kaby Lake+) for Optane Memory caching
→AMD Ryzen kan bruge Optane SSDs men ikke Optane Memory caching
→M.2 slot med PCIe support (x2 eller x4)
→U.2 port eller adapter for 905P U.2 versioner
→PCIe slot for AIC (Add-In Card) versioner

Cpus

→Intel 7th gen (Kaby Lake) eller nyere for Optane Memory
→Intel Xeon for DC enterprise versioner
→AMD Ryzen kan bruge som normal NVMe (uden RST caching)

Software

→Windows 10/11 for Optane Memory caching
→Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) driver
→Linux support for Optane SSDs (ikke caching)
→VMware ESXi 6.5+ support

Installation

Optane Memory

→Installer Optane Memory module i M.2 slot
→Installer Intel RST driver fra Intel website
→Åbn Intel RST application
→Enable Optane Memory acceleration
→Vælg target drive (HDD eller SATA SSD) to cache
→System restart required
→Caching lærer patterns over 2-4 uger

Optane S S D

→Samme installation som normal NVMe M.2 SSD
→Indsæt i M.2 slot
→Boot system og initializer i Disk Management
→Installer Intel Optane Memory and Storage Management tool
→Firmware updates via Intel website
→No special caching setup - bruges som normal drive

Maintenance

Task:S.M.A.R.T. monitoring

Frequency:Kvartalsvis

Tool:Intel Memory and Storage Tool, CrystalDiskInfo

Note:Optane har typisk 99%+ health selv efter år

Task:Firmware updates

Frequency:Årligt eller ved bugfixes

Tool:Intel Memory and Storage Tool

Note:Intel fortsætter firmware support indtil 2025+

Task:Driver updates

Frequency:Ved Windows updates

Tool:Intel RST driver (for Optane Memory)

Note:Kritisk for caching functionality

Task:Performance verification

Frequency:Efter installation

Tool:CrystalDiskMark QD1 test

Note:Verificer høj QD1 IOPS (200K+)

Troubleshooting

Problem:Optane Memory not detected

Solutions

→Installer nyeste Intel RST driver
→Verificer M.2 slot er PCIe (ikke SATA only)
→Tjek BIOS - nogle boards kræver Optane enable
→Opdater motherboard BIOS
→Verificer Intel CPU (7th gen+)
→Tjek at chipset understøtter Optane (ikke alle B/H series gør)

Problem:Caching not working eller slow

Solutions

→Vent 2-4 uger for learning period
→Verificer RST driver er aktiv (services.msc)
→Tjek at target drive er korrekt i RST app
→Disable/re-enable Optane acceleration
→Fresh Windows install kan hjælpe
→Tjek Event Viewer for RST errors

Problem:Lower than expected performance

Solutions

→Benchmark med CrystalDiskMark QD1 test (ikke QD32)
→Optane excellerer ved low QD - test realistiske scenarios
→Opdater firmware via Intel tool
→Tjek PCIe lanes (x2 vs x4)
→Verificer NVME driver er Intel version
→Thermal throttling unlikely men tjek temperatur

Problem:Cannot install Windows on Optane

Solutions

→Optane Memory modules er kun til caching - ikke bootable
→Optane SSDs (800P/905P) kan boot normalt
→Verificer UEFI mode i BIOS
→Initialize as GPT i Disk Management
→Tjek at Secure Boot er kompatibel

Future Of Optane

•Intel discontinuerede Optane consumer products i 2022
•Enterprise DC P5800X fortsat available men limited
•Micron fortsætter 3D XPoint development (QuantX brand)
•Ingen nye consumer Optane products kommer
•Eksisterende drives fortsætter at virke i mange år
•Driver og firmware support indtil minimum 2025
•Brugt marked vil være primær source fremover
•Teknologien var ahead of its time men for dyr til mass market
•NAND SSDs har lukket performance gap med Gen5 og QLC improvements
•Enterprise market vil se alternative technologies (Z-NAND, etc.)

Alternatives

For Consumers

→Samsung 990 PRO - Excellent random performance, meget billigere
→WD Black SN850X - High IOPS, god til gaming
→SK hynix Platinum P41 - Excellent latency, 30% cheaper
→Crucial P5 Plus - Budget option med god performance

For Enterprise

→Samsung PM9A3 - Enterprise NVMe med høj endurance
→Micron 7450 - 3D TLC med excellent endurance
→Kioxia CM6 - Data center PCIe 4.0
→Intel P5510 - Enterprise NAND alternative

For Caching

→Skip caching - køb bare stor NVMe SSD i stedet
→Software caching: PrimoCache, FancyCache
→RAM disk for ultimate speed
→Tiered storage: bcache (Linux), Storage Spaces (Windows)

Value Analysis

Worth It

→Enterprise servers med mission-critical workloads
→Database servers hvor latency = revenue
→Virtualization hosts med mange VMs
→Write-intensive applications (logging, surveillance)
→High-frequency trading og financial systems
→Du finder god deal på brugt marked (under 2 kr/GB)

Not Worth It

→Gaming - Gen4 NAND er bedre value
→Standard desktop brug - ingen mærkbar forskel
→Boot drive - marginal improvement vs cost
→Storage drives - kapacitet vigtigere end latency
→Budget systems - pris er prohibitive
→Nyt køb til restlager pris - bedre alternatives findes

Expert Opinion

•Optane var teknologisk imponerende men kommercielt fiasko
•3D XPoint teknologi er superior til NAND i mange metrics
•Prisen gjorde det niche - kun enthusiasts og enterprise
•For 99% af brugere er Gen4 NAND tilstrækkeligt
•Low queue depth fordel er reel men ikke 10x prisen værd
•Endurance er overkill selv for power users
•God niche for databases og virtualization
•Brugt marked kan give value hvis meget billigt
•Intel droppede det for tidligt - kunne være blevet bedre
•Legacy af Optane: Tvang NAND industrien til at forbedre low QD performance

Intel Optane Memory & Storage

Best For

Status

Interface

Technology

3 D X Point

Advantages3 D X Point

How It Works

Product Lines

Optane Memory

Capacities

Requirements

Performance

Optane800 P900 P

Capacities

Performance

Endurance

Optane905 P

Capacities

Form Factors

Performance

Endurance

Optane D C

Capacities

Performance

Features

Optane Persistent Memory

Capacities

Use Cases

Advantages

Disadvantages

Use Cases

Performance Comparison

Vs N A N D S S D

Real World Scenarios

Buying Advice

Popular Models

Compatibility

Motherboards

Cpus

Software

Installation

Optane Memory

Optane S S D

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Solutions

Solutions

Solutions

Solutions

Future Of Optane

Alternatives

For Consumers

For Enterprise

For Caching

Value Analysis

Worth It

Not Worth It

Expert Opinion

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