When does a PC have “24GB of memory?” When its Intel Optane Memory, which assists in storage, is being counted on top of the 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB of RAM we’re used to seeing on mainstream PCs.

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Optane has the potential to significantly boost the speed and responsiveness of PCs powered by conventional hard disk drives. I’m the deputy managing editor of the hardware team at PCMag.com. Reading ...

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Intel recently unveiled its Optane Memory products last month, though the company has been co-developing its underlying memory technology with partner Micron for years now. The 3D Xpoint memory ...