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That's right. Anyone can buy an Intel SSD DC P5800X if they are inclined to do so. It will cost you a pretty penny, but we feel it's money well spent if you understand what Optane brings to the table.

Launched in 2017, Intel's Optane DC Persistent Memory Module sits on the processor's memory bus, is byte addressable -- unlike block-based storage -- and is much faster than any SSD.

Built using industry-standard Intel 2nd generation Xeon Scalable processors, Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory, and 100 gigabit RoCE networking, Oracle Exadata X8M is designed to support today’s ...