Optane Update

Rich Olivola
Technical Storage Specialist
July 2021
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Intel® Optane™ Technology Progress
OPTANE TIMELINE WHERE OPTANE IS BEING ADOPTED

Databases VMware vSAN

Infrastructure Consolidation
HPC FSI
Real-Time Analytics

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED

IaaS Software Matters

OEM’s need Solutions

Status Quo
OEM Quals
 Demands on Storage are Getting More Intense
WORKLOAD INTENSITY INCREASING COMPUTE DEMAND ACCELERATING STORAGE MEDIA SLOWING DOWN

IOPS/TB for Working Data

70/30 Read/Write Random2
HCI
NVMe NAND
SSDs

AI

K-IOPS per TB Capacity

SATA
SSDs

HPC

DATABASE CPU Core Growth

HDDs
Projection Over Time1 2008 Today 2024→

NAND Storage is a Performance Bottleneck

1 Source for “Compute Demand Accelerating” Intel Market Intelligence Group - DRAM Market Monitor Q1-20" by Yole Development
2 Source - Intel. Results have been estimated or simulated using internal Intel analysis or architecture simulation or modeling, and provided to you for informational purposes. Results may vary.
Intel® Optane™ Technology Expanding the Portfolio
 Intel® Optane™ SSD P5800X
Improvements vs Intel Optane
What’s New
The World’s Fastest SSD DC P4800X1 (PCIe gen 3)
Next-gen Data Center SSD 3
3x
Intel Optane Media
nearly Greater Random
4k Mixed R/W IOPS
PCIe 4.0

40 %
Sequential Read up to 7.2GB/s
Better QoS
Sequential Write up to 6.2GB/s
(4K Random
Random 4k Read (IOPS) up to 1.5M Read, QD=1, 99%)
Random 4k Write (IOPS) up to 1.5M

3x
Random 4k 70/30 (IOPS) up to 1.8M
QoS (4KRR, QD=1, 99%) <6us 2
QoS (4KRR, RW, Mixed Higher Seq 4K-128K
<25us
QD=1, 99.999%) Bandwidth (R/W)

67
4.6M 512B RR IOPS

100 DWPD
400/800GB
1.60/3.20TB
in U.2 form factor % Higher endurance
(Drive Writes
Per Day)

1 Source - Intel. See Appendix A for workloads and configurations. Results may vary.
2 Source - Intel. Latency measured using Intel ® Storage Performance Developer Kit (Intel SPDK) and FIO 3.3 (with fio_plugin) based on random 4Kb transfer size with total queue depth of 1 (QD=1, workers/jobs=1) workload.
3 Source – Intel. As compared to generally available PCIe Gen4 x4 (4 lanes) Enterprise and Data Center industry SSDs. Results may vary.
 Data Demand on Memory Poses Challenges
COMPUTE DEMAND ACCELERATING1 DRAM DENSITY IS NOT SCALING2 CAPACITY VS NEED GAP IS GROWING2

Phase 3 10
Capacity
16 GB 9
increases
8 GB
~2x over 4 years 8
4 GB
Memory need growth

GAP
2 GB
Phase 2 1 GB
7

Capacity 512 MB 6
increases 256 MB
5
~2x over 2 years

Capacity Scaling (normalized)

128 MB
64 MB 4

16 MB 3
Phase 1 DRAM scaling
2
4 MB Capacity phase 3 2x/4 years
increases 1
1 MB ~4x over 3 years
0
1980 1985 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
CPU Core Growth
Projection Over Time1 Density of DRAM

The data economy fundamentally changes DC workloads and infrastructure

1. Source for “Compute Demand Accelerating” Intel Market Intelligence Group - DRAM Market Monitor Q1-20" by Yole Development
2. Source - Intel. Results may vary.
The Benefits of Intel® Optane™
Persistent Memory (PMem)

COST-EFFECTIVE MEMORY EXPANSION WITH PERSISTENCE WHAT IT ENABLES

• Expand system memory with 2nd and 3rd • Byte-addressable; fast, persistent memory (App
Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors Direct Mode)

• Keep data closer to processors with near-DRAM • Fast reboot times, especially for apps that run in
latency memory

• Higher capacity than DRAM alone (128, 256, and • Simple, powerful applications and future-ready
512 GB) data center investments

• Use existing motherboards (pin-compatible DDR4

DIMM sockets)
 Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory (PMem)
at a Glance
AES Secure
UP TO UP TO
higher memory bandwidth over AES Secure
UP TO 12–15 W
256-BIT Erase
512 GB 25%
the previous generation1 256-BIT Erase
512 GB thermal design
encryption modules encryption modules power

Intel Optane PMem Intel Optane PMem Intel Optane PMem

100 series 200 series 200 series
2nd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors
on 2S/4S/8S platform on 4S platform on 2S platform

4–28 6 channels 8–28 6 channels 8–40 8 channels

cores memory cores memory cores memory

3 TB 4.5 TB 2,666 MT/s 3 TB 4.5 TB 2,666 MT/s 4 TB 6 TB 3,200 MT/s

Intel Optane Total system DDR4 + Intel Optane Intel Optane Total system DDR4 + Intel Optane Intel Optane Total system DDR4 + Intel Optane
PMem memory PMem memory PMem memory
PMem
per socket* per socket*
PMem
per socket** per socket**
PMem
per socket* per socket*

18 W Max eADR 15 W Max eADR 15 W Max

thermal design power thermal design power thermal design power

See backup for workloads and configurations. Results may vary.

1 Based on testing by Intel as of April 27, 2020 (Baseline) and March 31, 2020 (New). For details, see Endnotes slides.

* 3 TB Intel Optane PMem = 6 x 512 GB Intel Optane PMem per socket, 4.5 TB System Memory = 6 x 512 GB Intel Optane PMem per socket + 6 x 256 GB
** 4 TB Intel Optane PMem = 8 x 512 GB Intel Optane PMem per socket, 6 TB System Memory = 8 x 512 GB Intel Optane PMem per socket + 8 x 256 GB
Intel® Optane™ Technology
Revolutionizing Data Center Memory and Storage

CUSTOMER FORTUNE 500 POC TO SALE CONVERSION PRODUCTION WINS

TRACTION
SINCE LAUNCH1
FORTUNE 500 POC TO SALE CONVERSION PRODUCTION WINS

SPANNING MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES 1 ACROSS SEVERAL WORKLOADS 1

 Intel® Optane™ Technology Workload Focus

In-Memory Advanced Virtualized HPC Storage

Database Analytics Infrastructure

Speed Time-to-Value and Insight

for Data-sensitive Workloads
Data Center memoryand storage Usages
Memory Expansion Persistent Memory
Memory mode uses system App Direct mode uses system DRAM
DRAM DRAM as cache, expands DRAM as volatile memory, adds NVM in
volatile system memory enabled apps (e.g. SAP HANA)

Intel® Optane Intel® Optane

Persistent Memory Persistent Memory

accelerating caching Tiering

Intel® Store data about data Intel Intelligent data placement
Optane™ Optane temporarily copy or
(e.g. metadata, journal, log) hold hottest data
SSD SSD

Intel Optane SSD

NAND SSDs NAND SSDs
(TLC/QLC, NVMe/SAS/SATA) (TLC/QLC, NVMe/SAS/SATA) NAND SSDs
(TLC/QLC, NVMe/SAS/SATA)

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 Intel® Optane™ Technology Example Usages
Intel® Optane™ persistent memory (PMem) Both Intel Optane PMem and Intel Optane SSD
Infrastructure Database AI/Analytics Hyper-converged Infrastructure (HCI)1 Database
VM DENSITY IMDB/NOSQL/ REAL-TIME VMWARE AZURE STACK CISCO
ANALYTICS VSAN HCI HYPERFLEX NUTANIX MYSQL MS-SQL ORACLE DB
Linux KVM RDBMS
SAS VIYA
VDI SAP HANA
Apache Spark
Microsoft Hyper-V RedisLabs/Redis
expanded
VMware vSphere expanded expanded memory
Aerospike Comms memory expanded PMem under
PMem
expanded
support memory
FILE SYSTEM CONTENT DELIVERY memory evaluation memory (Database
KX in v5.19
TIERING NETWORK (ESXi) (coming soon) In-Memory,
coming soon)
NetApp MAX Data Oracle Exadata Live Stream/Hot VoD

Intel® Optane™ Solid State Drive (SSD) and and and and and and and

HPC Storage
SCRATCH & SOFTWARE-DEFINED TRADITIONAL
IO NODES STORAGE (SDS) (DUAL PORT)
PureStorage accelerating
Flex Storage Node2 Ceph Block/Object caching Caching Caching Caching
Flash Array//X or tiering
caching caching
Red Hat Ceph (vSAN) (coming soon) (coming soon) (coming soon)
Dell EMC (coming soon)
Hadoop YARN temp Powermax

APPLIANCE
VAST Data

These are examples - Intel Optane Technology delivers benefits across many workloads
1 HCI = Hyper-Converged Infrastructure: software-defined IT infrastructure that virtualizes all of the elements of conventional "hardware-defined" servers, typically including compute, storage, and networking.
2 HPC Flex Storage solution utilizes Intel® Optane™ DC SSD P4800X with Intel® Memory Drive Technology to enable use of SSD as storage or memory.
 Workload examples
VMWare VCF
Azurestack HCI
VDI

Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory Product Management Intel Confidential 14

A High-Performance Infrastructure Investment
Get the most out of VMware Cloud Foundation by running on the
latest Intel® innovations

Extract more from larger
datasets by combining more
capacity and native persistence
in a DIMM form factor
Intel® Ethernet
800 Series Adapters
Helps remove data Certified for vSphere and
bottlenecks to accelerate delivers up to 100 Gbps
transactions and time to port speeds
insights

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VMware Cloud Foundation Takes Advantage of
Intel® Optane™ Technology
vSAN Workloads
Intel® Optane™ SSDs in the cache tier provide
consistently high performance, reduced data
center footprint, and efficient operations
management
Compute Intensive
For memory-intensive workloads, Intel®
Optane™ persistent memory is a cost-effective
solution for VDI, in-memory databases, or any
custom workload

VMware vSphere
VMware vSphere can take advantage of several Intel® technologies, including 2nd Gen
Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors, Intel Optane PMem, and Intel® Ethernet 800 Series
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Do More Per Node with Intel® Optane™ SSDs
60%
33%
INCREASE
in VM Performance
DECREASE
in Node Footprint

3D NAND 3D NAND
SSD SSD

Intel® SSD DC P4610 Intel® Optane™ SSD DC P4800

See Appendix for Configuration 17

Improve Performance with
Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory
1200
$1,172/VDI
%
6
Up to $1,096/VDI
1000
$979/VDI

800 Reduction in
Cost per VDI
600

400
Up to
16%
Reduction in
300 Users
200 Cost per VDI
200 Users
160 Users
0
384 GB DDR DRAM 512 GB Intel® Optane™ PMem + 192 GB DDR 1,024 GB Intel Optane PMem +
DRAM 192 GB DDR DRAM
TCO (Cost/VDI)
Performance (# of Users)

For configuration details, see the VMware document, “Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI): How to Scale and Optimize for Today’s Realities,” 18
https://builders.intel.com/docs/vmware-intel-vdi-solution.pdf. Intel does not control or audit third-party data. You should consult other sources to evaluate accuracy.
AZURE STACK HCI VIRTUALIZATION PERFORMANCE UPGRADE
Base System with 384GB DDR4 DRAM Intel® Optane™DC Persistent Memory Dual Mode

System Memory 384 GB

192 GB DDR4 DRAM
+1, 536 GB Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent
Memory in Dual mode
33% More
memory1
DDR4 DRAM

Cache moved to 33% improved performance

TCO2

U More vms per

VMs per Node
41 58 41%
p
t node3
(higher is better) o
(Already tested internal on CLX B0)

Potential I/O U

~604K IOPS ~1.1M IOPS 76%

p improved I/O
Improvement t throughput4
o
(higher is better)
CPU: Intel® Xeon® Gold 6252 Processor
MEMORY: 192 GB DDR4 DRAM Memory + 1,536GB
CPU: Intel® Xeon® Gold 6230 Processor
Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory
MEMORY: 384 GB DDR4 DRAM Memory PERSISTENT MEMORY AS CACHE: using 2 x 512GB
segments

higher performance cache = 40% increased iops per TCO

1-4 - Baseline Configuration: See slide 47 . Performance results are based on testing by Intel as of 2/8/2019 and may not reflect all publicly available security updates. See configuration disclosures for details. No
product or component can be absolutely secure. Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such
as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should
consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products. For more
complete information visit http://www.intel.com/benchmarks .
VDI - CHOOSING THE RIGHT SOLUTION
Intel recommends hosting VDI environments on HCI to enable consistent
desktop experiences for users, regardless of device, and provides
administrators the ability to spin up new desktops as quickly as VMs.

Horizon
on on on

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REDUCE COSTS AND INCREASE VDI USERS
Horizon
on

6%
16%
Up to
$1,172/VDI User
$1,096/VDI User
Up to
16% Up to
$979/VDI User
Lower Hardware Cost using
1 TB Intel® Optane™ PMem

40 VDI Users 50 VDI Users

75 VDI Users
Up to 1.8x
More VDI Users/Node Using
384 GB DRAM 512 GB 1 TB
1 TB Intel Optane PMem

Workload: VMware vSAN for ViewPlanner running on VMware 6.7.0 U1.

See Appendix, slide 54 for additional configuration information.
 CITRIX ON VMWARE: SUPPORT MORE VDI USERS
FOR LESS COST AND SIMILAR LATENCY

16%
16%
Up to

200 $218/VDI User Up to

$183/VDI User
Lower Hardware Costs
150
with Similar Latency

100

23%
147 VDI Users

1,241 ms
1,055 ms

119 VDI Users

50 Up to
More VDI Users/Node
0

768 GB DRAM 1 TB
Average Latency
Workload: Login VSI 4.1.40: Power Worker Profile with Citrix Virtual Desktop 1912 LTSR running on VMware ESXi 7.0 GA
See Appendix, slide 56 for additional configuration information.
 CITRIX ON VMWARE: SUPPORT SAME AMOUNT
OF VDI USERS FOR LESS COST AND SIMILAR
LATENCY
Up to
28%
$255/VDI User
225

28%
$182/VDI User
Up to
150
Lower Hardware Costs
168 VDI Users 168 VDI Users
with Similar Latency

1,442 ms
1,324 ms

75

1.5 TB DRAM 1.5 TB

Average Latency

Workload: Login VSI 4.1.40: Power Worker Profile with Citrix Virtual Desktop 1912 LTSR running on VMware ESXi 7.0 GA
See Appendix, slide 56 for additional configuration information.
CITRIX ON NUTANIX:
REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE LATENCY
31%
31%
Up to

$295/VDI User
Up to
Lower Cost per VDI User

$203/VDI User

Up to 11%
1,715 ms

1,517 ms
133 VDI Users 133 VDI Users Average Latency Improvement
with the Same Number of
VDI Users

1.5 TB DRAM 1.5 TB

Average Latency
Workload: Login VSI 4.1.40 with Citrix XenDesktop 1903.1, running on Nutanix AOS 5.15 and AHV hypervisor
See Appendix, slide 57 for additional configuration information.
CITRIX ON NUTANIX: INCREASE VDI USERS

33%
33%
Up to
$255/VDI User
Up to
Lower Hardware Costs
with 33% More VDI Users

$172/VDI User

1,439 ms @ 117 Users

1,166 ms @ 88 Users
1,082 ms @ 88 Users

117 VDI Users

Less than 1%
Average Latency Difference
88 VDI Users with the Same Number
of VDI Users
768 GB DRAM 1 TB
Average Latency
Workload: Login VSI 4.1.40 with Citrix XenDesktop 1903.1, running on Nutanix AOS 5.15 and AHV hypervisor
See Appendix, slide 57 for additional configuration information.
CITRIX ON NUTANIX:
INCREASE VDI USERS
Up to
24%
$192/VDI User
Up to 24%
Lower Hardware Costs
with 34% More VDI Users
$146/VDI User

1,097 ms @ 113 Users

1,024 ms @ 84 Users
1,010 ms @ 84 Users

84 VDI Users
113 VDI Users Less than 1%
Average Latency Difference
with the Same Number
of VDI Users
384 GB DRAM 512 GB
Average Latency
Workload: Login VSI 4.1.40 with Citrix XenDesktop 1903.1, running on Nutanix AOS 5.15 and AHV hypervisor
See Appendix, slide 57 for additional configuration information.
VMware Best Known (HERO) Configurations for
Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory 100 & 200 Series
 Recommended Configurations:
Intel® Optane™ persistent memory 100 series and DRAM
On VMware vSphere®
Size Number of sockets Intel Optane PMem DRAM Configuration
Medium 2 sockets 1 TB 384 GB 6+4
4 sockets 2 TB 768 GB 6+4
Large 2 sockets 1.5 TB 384 GB 6+6
4 sockets 3 TB 768 GB 6+6
Very Large 2 sockets 3 TB 768 GB 6+6
4 sockets 6 TB 1.5 TB 6+6
Very, Very Large 2 sockets 6 TB 1.5 TB 6+6
4 sockets 12 TB 3 TB 6+6

VMware will support a customer’s production deployment with Intel Optane PMem in Memory Mode1 (https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/67645) under these conditions2,3
(without filing a Request for Product Qualification, or RPQ):
• Running VMware vSphere 6.7 (EP10 or higher) or 7.0
• Running a server platform with Balanced Profile BIOS settings (an Intel Optane PMem–specific setting for optimized Memory Mode performance)
1 VMware recommends customers use Intel® Optane™ PMem in Memory Mode to ensure the active memory (https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1002604) of the host in steady state does not exceed 50 percent of available DRAM in the host, for customer-
specific use cases.
2 No restrictions for workloads that can run on VMs if these conditions are met, and no restrictions on the CPU SKU as long as it meets customer CPU needs.
3 If any of the stated conditions are not met, contact your VMware representative for the explicit approval to get production support for your deployment.
 Recommended Configurations:
Intel® Optane™ persistent memory 200 series and DRAM
On VMware vSphere®

Size Number of sockets Intel Optane PMem DRAM Configuration

Medium 2 sockets 1 TB 256 GB 8+4
Large 2 sockets 2 TB 512 GB 8+8
Very Large 2 sockets 4 TB 1 TB 8+8
Very, Very Large 2 sockets 8 TB 2 TB 8+8

VMware will support a customer’s production deployment with Intel Optane PMem in Memory Mode 7 (https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/67645) under these conditions8,9
(without filing a Request for Product Qualification, or RPQ):
• Running VMware vSphere 7 U2 or above
• Running a server platform with Balanced Profile BIOS settings (an Intel Optane PMem–specific setting for optimized Memory Mode performance)
7 VMware recommends customers use Intel® Optane™ PMem in Memory Mode to ensure the active memory (https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1002604) of the host in steady state does not exceed 50 percent of available DRAM in the host, for customer-
specific use cases.
8 No restrictions for workloads that can run on VMs if these conditions are met, and no restrictions on the CPU SKU as long as it meets customer CPU needs.
9 If any of the stated conditions are not met, contact your VMware representative for the explicit approval to get production support for your deployment.
 Example Hero config by OEM
The following are examples of OEM specific configurations to demonstrate how to build a Hero config. In
addition to the system configuration below, the Intel CPU, storage and networking will need to be
determined based on the specific customer needs. Contact the OEM for additional systems options and
full ordering details.
2 Socket 1U/2U 2 Socket 1U/2U 4 Socket
Hero config 1.0TB PMem & 384GB DRAM (Medium) 1.5TB PMem & 384GB DRAM (Large) 3.0TB PMem & 768GB DRAM (Large)
Memory config 8x 128GB PMem + 12x32GB DRAM 12x 128GB PMem + 12x32GB DRAM 24x 128GB PMem + 24x32GB DRAM
OEM OEM system + OEM's PMem part + DRAM OEM system + OEM's PMem part + DRAM OEM system + OEM's PMem part + DRAM
Cisco C220/C240 M5 + 8x UCS-MP-128GS-A0 + 12x 32GB DRAM
(TBA) C220/C240 M5 + 12x UCS-MP-128GS-A0 + 12x 32GB DRAM C480 M5 +24x UCS-MP-128GS-A0 + 24x 32GB DRAM
Dell R640/R740(xd) + 8x 370-AEUP + 12x 32GB DRAM (TBA) R640/R740(xd) + 12x 370-AEUP + 12x32GB DRAM R840 + 24x 370-AEUP + 24x 32GB DRAM
HPE DL360/DL380 + 8x 370-AEUP + 12x 32GB DRAM (TBA) DL360/DL380 + 12x 370-AEUP + 12x32GB DRAM DL560 + 24x 370-AEUP + 24x 32GB DRAM
Inspur NF5180M5/NF5280M5 + 8x + 12x 32GB DRAM NF5180M5/NF5280M5 + 12x + 12x 32GB DRAM NF8260M5 + 24x + 24x 32GB DRAM
Lenovo SR630/SR650 + 8x 4ZC7A15110 + 12x 32GB DRAM(TBA) SR630/SR650 + 12x 4ZC7A15110 + 12x32GB DRAM SR950 + 24x 4ZC7A15110 + 24x 32GB DRAM
Supermicro 1028U-T/2029U-T + 8x MEM-IAEP-NMA1XXD128GPSU + 12x 1028U-T/2029U-T + 12x MEM-IAEP-NMA1XXD128GPSU + 2049U-TR4 + 24x MEM-IAEP-NMA1XXD128GPSU + 24x 32GB
32GB DRAM(TBA) 12x32GB DRAM DRAM

TBA - To Be Available. Please contact OEMs for their latest support

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 OEM BIOS Releases for Balanced Profile
OEM Release Date Versions
Cisco Available – In BIOS as “NVM Performance Setting” 4.1(2a) or higher
Available – In BIOS within “System Profile Settings” under Intel Persistent memory
Dell 2.7.7
Performance and listed as Balanced Profile as BIOS option
Available in 1.24.0 or later for PRIMERGY RX2530 M5 and RX2540 M5, 1.21.0 or
Fujitsu support link
later for PRIMERGY RX4770 M5
Available – BIOS/Platform Configuration (RBSU) option in the “Intel Persistent DC
HPE v.2.34 or higher
Performance Settings” and listed as Balanced Performance Mode
Inspur Available – “Balanced Profile” as BIOS option 4.1.16
Available – in BIOS under “NVM Performance Setting” and listed as Balanced
Intel
Profile
Lenovo Available
Supermicro Available – “Balanced Profile” as BIOS option
Huawei Available

VMware Memory Mode Whitepaper with Balanced Profile

 OEM Update

Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory Product Management Intel Confidential 33

Save money using HPE Intel® Optane™ 200 Series launched
April 2021
Average 33% Savings with Intel Optane Persistent Memory

Individual Component Prices Overall Capacity Prices (2-Socket Server)

Memory DRAM Persistent Memory DRAM PMEM + DRAM Memory Price
Capacity Price Memory Price Capacity Price Price Savings

16GB $622 N/A 512GB $17,808 $12,172 32% less

32GB $1,113 N/A 1TB* $39,920 $27,748 30% less

64GB $2,495 N/A 1.5TB* $59,880 $34,944 42% less

128GB $5,122 $1,799 2TB $81,952 $61,932 24% less

256GB N/A $3,999 3TB* $122,928 $77,928 37% less

512GB N/A $12,999

Pricing: 100 & 200 Series equivalent!

* VMware Hero Configuration

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 Prices change constantly – this snapshot is from March 2021. Please check current prices.

DELL - Lower Your Memory Cost w/ Intel Optane PMem

Avg Savings of 35% vs DRAM only Systems

List Price Compare - Optane PMEM 100 Series (AEP)

Current Dell NEW Dell
PMEM % Change System PMEM + DRAM
List Price List Price (4/1) DRAM ONLY Savings
Memory (Memory Mode)
128GB $1,799 $1,499 -17%
512GB $17,072 $10,572 38%
256GB $4,999 $3,999 -20%
1TB* $33,984 $24,796 27%
512GB $19,999 $9,999 -50% 1.5TB* $50,976 $30,792 40%
3TB* $98,376 $73,476 25%
DRAM Dell List Price
List Price Compare - Optane PMEM 200 Series (BPS)
16GB $572 Target Workloads: System
32GB $1,067 DRAM ONLY PMEM + DRAM Savings
Virtualization (VMware vSphere, Memory (Memory Mode)
64GB $2,124
128GB $4,099 VMware Horizon VDI, Citrix VDI) 512GB (1S) $17,072 $10,572 38%
1TB* $33,984 $21,144 38%
256GB N/A
2TB* $65,584 $41,056 37%
4TB* $131,168 $97,968 25%

PMem List Price Down ~45% in last 9 Months,

*VMware Hero Config
DRAM Expected to Increase ~25% in ‘21

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Dell Optane Updates
▪ Optane Persistent Memory
• New pricing helps customers save up to 40% vs. DRAM, enabling greater VM density
(lower TCO) and makes us more competitive vs. AMD
• Barlow Pass (200 Series) is quotable today and starts shipping May 12th
• 1TB & 2TB VMware Hero Configurations are the focus
• VXRail – PMEM enabled with: E560, P570, P580N
▪ Optane SSD
• P4800x goes live with 15G on May 12th, and will be part of Dell’s vSAN Ready nodes.
New VxRail platforms trending to July launch.
• P5800x is going thru qualification, trending to September launch.
• D4800x live with PowerMax and now offered with PowerStore

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Intel Confidential
 A Healthy Intel® Optane™ Technology Ecosystem
Some of our Ecosystem Partners Ecosystem Advancements
Software
Big memory solutions:
architected solution to
make 100% of DRAM and
PMem capacity usable

CSPs & COSPS 87% more VMs:

support more virtual
vSAN machines1 by adding Intel
Optane PMem as memory

OEMs & SIs 20% faster writes:

Intel Optane SSD
P5800X vs P4800X2
(both on PCIe gen3)

66% more efficient

async I/O with kernel
optimizations3 and Intel
Optane SSD P5800X
1 Source – Principled Technologies, commissioned by Intel, May 2020. Read report at https://www.principledtechnologies.com/VMware/VMware-HCI-Intel-Optane-VDI-0420.pdf.
Results may vary.
2 Source – VAST Data. All tests on PCIe Gen3 servers. Intel Optane SSD P5800X is Gen4 but compatible with Gen3 PCIe. Intel does not control or audit third-party data. You should
consult other sources to evaluate accuracy.
3 Source – Jens Axboe https://twitter.com/axboe/status/1296904865508139009 and https://twitter.com/axboe/status/1296905986498863104
Store More
Intel® Optane® Persistent Memory and SSDs

Distributed Asynchronous
Object Storage
▪ Average 32% higher memory bandwidth http://daos.io
compared to 100 series
Scale-out storage based on
▪ Up to 6TB total memory (DRAM + PMem) Intel Optane Persistent Memory
per socket for faster data analysis and NVMe SSDs
CREATING ▪ DAOS 1.2 released in April
VALUE ▪ Optimized for performance/cost
▪ Intel-offered commercial L3 support
▪ Partner enabling program
▪ P5800X world’s fastest data center SSD 12

▪ Exascale storage stack adoption

▪ Up to 5.6x higher IOPS at low queue depths 13
by ANL, LRZ, JINR
and up to 23x lower latency at 530K IOPS 14

vs. NAND SSD P5600

Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex For configurations see back-up and [see section Intel Optane Technology claims 5, 6, 14]
www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex Results may vary.
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