Intel and Micron create memory that is 1000x faster than NAND

Raichuboy17 · July 30, 2015

A new memory type called 3D XPoint will offer 1,000 times the performance and endurance of today’s NAND, Intel and Micron announced Tuesday morning

Both companies cautioned people not to think of 3D XPoint as just faster NAND, but something truly new. Because of its speed, it’s possible it can function as main memory as well as storage because it’s non-volatile. The new memory could potentially be used as the sole memory technology in a computer or in conjunction with traditional DRAM as well.

3DX Point isn’t to be confused with the joined 3D NAND [...] That really just extended the density of NAND.

Post: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2951864/storage/intel-micron-announce-new-3dxpoint-memory-type-thats-1000-times-faster-than-nand.html

This memory isn't just insanely fast, but it never degrades from writing due to the fact that it doesn't use transistors. They also made it using a completely new material, and new switches, that have not been disclosed to me. One of the Micron engineers I talked with today said "everybody [has the wrong idea] about what it is. It's not a memrister, it's not PCM either. It's almost a blend of the two." He also said that it is fairly low power, but we will have to wait and see benchmarks before we say that this is the death of NAND.