英特尔Optane产品线的终结,标志着一个雄心勃勃的技术时代的结束,并引发了整个高性能计算市场的深刻重组。Optane以其革命性的性能,为存储级内存(Storage Class Memory, SCM)树立了难以企及的标杆。本章将回顾Optane的退市历程,深入剖析其商业失败背后的多重因素,并阐明其作为技术基准的深远影响。
1.1 分阶段停产:明确的时间线
英特尔在2022年第二季度财报中正式宣布,计划停止对Optane产品的未来开发,此举标志着其战略的重大转变 1。随后的产品停产公告为现有用户提供了明确的支持周期。整个Optane产品组合,包括客户端SSD、数据中心SSD以及傲腾持久内存(Optane Persistent Memory, PMem),都遵循一个明确的生命周期终止(End of Life, EOL)和交互式支持终止(End of Interactive Support, EOIS)时间表。
具体而言,旗舰级数据中心产品,如Optane SSD DC P5800X系列,其EOL日期为2024年3月22日,交互式支持则将持续到2025年12月31日 3。对于服务器内存架构产生深远影响的Optane PMem 200系列,其最终订单提交日期为2024年12月31日,最后发货日期为2025年12月31日,为企业用户留出了相对充裕的过渡期 4。其他产品如P4800X系列和各类客户端产品,其EOL和EOIS日期则分布在2021年至2024年之间,标志着Optane技术的全面、有序退出 3。
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