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Microprocessor giant Intel has launched a new page dedicated to its 3D XPoint-based Optane memory solution, a technology that it jointly developed with memory manufacturer Micron back in 2015, and was supposed to be on the market by 2016. The company missed that date; however, the technology is still interesting to enthusiasts and power users alike, due to its promises of both high speed and large capacity, a seemingly unattainable combo in today's markets.
Unfortunately, it seems that any system built around when Optane was announced will not be able to run Optane-based SSDs. In the system requirements section of its page, Intel has indicated that Optane will not run on anything earlier than a Kaby Lake based CPU. No exceptions. Yes, that includes Skylake, Broadwell, and pretty much everything else besides Kaby Lake. You will also need a 200-series chipset or newer.
Skylake is amongst the most surprising of these exclusions, because it is nearly identical architecture-wise to Kaby Lake and a Skylake based chip was once used in a Optane test demonstration.
View at TechPowerUp Main Site
Unfortunately, it seems that any system built around when Optane was announced will not be able to run Optane-based SSDs. In the system requirements section of its page, Intel has indicated that Optane will not run on anything earlier than a Kaby Lake based CPU. No exceptions. Yes, that includes Skylake, Broadwell, and pretty much everything else besides Kaby Lake. You will also need a 200-series chipset or newer.
![](https://www.techpowerup.com/img/17-02-21/3bb6052b68d4_thm.jpg)
Skylake is amongst the most surprising of these exclusions, because it is nearly identical architecture-wise to Kaby Lake and a Skylake based chip was once used in a Optane test demonstration.
View at TechPowerUp Main Site
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