Long-time memory partners Intel and Micron took the wraps off a new type of non-volatile memory but didn’t give details on some of the most pressing questions about how it will work.

3D XPoint is a new type of memory with all the advantages of memory technologies on the market today. The big selling point, one which every publication that covered it picked up on, is the claim that the new memory technology is up to 1,000 times faster and has up to 1,000 times greater endurance than NAND, along with being 10 times denser than conventional memory.

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