Intel is preparing a new generation of Optane SSD DC P5810X/5811X
In fact, after Intel’s partner Micron announced that it would stop developing 3D XPoint flash memory and sold the factory producing 3D XPoint to Texas Instruments, Intel’s own Optane product line has also become unclear, but at least a new generation of Optane SSDs is still in development.
According to reports from tomshardware, Intel’s new generation of Optane products is named Optane SSD DC P5810X and Optane SSD DC P5811X. Both products adopt NVMe 1.4 standard and use PCI-E 4.0 interface. Intel’s next-generation server platform Sapphire Rapids actually supports PCI-E 5.0, but the new generation Optane SSD has no plans to upgrade the interface. The two products P5810X use a 2.5-inch U.2 form-factor, while P5811X uses a ruler E1.S form-factor.
Since the interface has not changed, it is not clear what is the difference between these two new Optane SSDs and the current Optane SSD DC P5800X. As Micron’s 3D XPoint flash production draws to a close, at present, Intel and Micron’s 3D XPoint flash memory are basically produced in Micron’s Utah factory, which is also sold to Texas Instruments. It is not known whether Intel will produce 3D XPoint flash memory in its own factories to ensure the supply of Optane products.
Intel has cut off all consumer-oriented Optane SSD products last year and only supplied them to data centers, but in fact, the Optane SSD DC P5800X with a maximum capacity of 3.2TB has not shipped. If there is no accident, Intel will not produce consumer-grade Optane SSDs in the future, and if there is no new source of 3D XPoint flash memory, the Optane SSD DC P5810X and DC P5811X will be their last Optane products.
