[Cialug] SSD in a DIMM

[Matt]

I could see using it in my desktop just to take advantage of its quad-channel DDR3 memory bus for a 4 x 600-800MB/s storage array.  However, I would still want to use standard DDR3 memory for normal RAMS purposes.  RAM is at least ten times as fast as these SSD DIMMs are... probably even more than that.

If there was a way of knowing which DIMMs were addressed as regular DDR3 and which are non-volatile and if the OS could utilize the different types intelligently, this could be really useful.  Things like fast virtual/physical machine hibernation, immediate boot/reboot-to-clean-image (an image that didn't actually have to boot, even, since it could be saved right after a successful boot), and retention of important data that is being processed, but hasn't yet been saved.  It would also be a great way to build a NAS box that could utilize any storage interface, including software RAID, while still offering write cache protection.

I wouldn't replace all my memory with these SSD DIMMs unless I was only using the box as a NAS.

-- Matt (N0BOX)

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> On Jan 5, 2015, at 5:00 PM, Jeffrey Ollie <jeff at ocjtech.us> wrote:
> 
> I'd rather use a DIMM slot for RAM.  For the "next thing" in high
> speed storage see Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe).  Basically it's
> SSD without the limitations of SATA and can take advantage of PCIe's
> full bandwidth.  Plus it's an industry-wide standard - drivers are
> already in the mainline Linux kernel and I'm sure for Windows and Mac
> as well.  See here for Intel's offering:
> 
> http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/solid-state-drives/intel-ssd-dc-family-for-pcie.html
> 
> Seems to be even faster than Sandisk's offering.  I'm sure for mucho
> dinero though.
> 
> 
>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com> wrote:
>> 
>> That seems like an odd idea.
>> 
>> "Bringing SSD Performance to the DIMM form factor
>> " is not actually an improvement.  SSD's are somewhere around an order of
>> magnitude slower than ram if I remember correctly.
>> 
>> Maybe it is just a form factor issue?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Todd Walton <tdwalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> http://www.sandisk.com/enterprise/ulltradimm-ssd/
>>> 
>>> Yeah, okay, wouldn't mind one of those...  Maybe if I save my pennies for
>> a
>>> while.  Like, years.  =)
>>> 
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