By Kevin Lee
Earlier last summer, Intel introduced a few 7th generation processors destined for Ultrabooks and 2-in-1 devices, and now it’s filling out the rest of its Kaby Lake lineup with some new tech to boot.
The most prominent advancement is Intel’s new Optane memory, which promises to give your hard drive a turbo boost for SSD-like speed. The chip maker explains the new form of memory effectively removes the delay of spinning hard drives for a snappier response time while accelerating everyday applications.
If the claims prove to be true, we’ll never have to cry over the price of a high-capacity SSD and get back to more affordable spinning disks.
Now as for what actually gets Optane memory support? Literally any processor that supports Iris Plus graphics. Intel has also said Optane memory will be available to Intel Core i3 and above chips designed for the 200-series chipset (i.e. the new Q250, H270 and Z270 chipset).
There will also be Optane memory ready chips that don’t necessarily come with it on the chip, but rather will allow users to upgrade their system afterwards assuming they have a compatible motherboard and a requisite m.2 flash storage connector.
Putting the Plus in Iris graphics
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Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components
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