I think I'm going to start the rumor that the empty slots are secretly using the air in the server as a medium for mining cryptocurrency for Intel's own nefarious use. It sounds cooler this way.
Yes it says the Optane DIMMs were originally for Skylake SP but wont work with them. They will work with the next gen of server processors. The article says the next gen is socket compatible with Skylake SP but that doesn't mean they will work on Skylake SP boards. Kaby Lake CPUs are socket compatible with Skylake CPUs but they won't work on Skylake boards.
I thought the article was pretty clear: - Cascade Lake CPUs are compatible with Purley boards (we knew this already) - The DIMM slots are DIMM slots, and can be used with regular DDR4 DIMMs - Apache Pass will not work with Skylake-SP CPUs, but will work with Cascade Lake CPUs
I didn't know the boards would be compatible, thanks for the info. The article is crystal clear with just that little bit of information, seems like the author would have included it.
The systems that currently have 8 DIMM slots can currently use all 8 for DRAM. They will probably require both the new CPUs and updated motherboard firmware before the extra slots are usable for Optane DIMMs.
That's SERIOUSLY weird, cause I asked supermicro and was told that they were for FUTURE NEW TYPE MEMORY. This was last year when skylake xeon debuted, I added things together and surmised that it was for nvdimms-- even then optane from Intel/micron was the only expected contender. But why would they not tell YOU?
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29a - Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - link
So the extra slots do nothing?PeachNCream - Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - link
I think I'm going to start the rumor that the empty slots are secretly using the air in the server as a medium for mining cryptocurrency for Intel's own nefarious use. It sounds cooler this way.ImSpartacus - Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - link
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.Lord of the Bored - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
You should put something in the slots so hackers can't exploit the air gap to read your passwords.PeachNCream - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
That's a good idea. I'll finally have a use for all those RDRAM continuity RIMMs that are still laying around from the early Pentium 4 days.niva - Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - link
Did you read the article?29a - Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - link
Yes it says the Optane DIMMs were originally for Skylake SP but wont work with them. They will work with the next gen of server processors. The article says the next gen is socket compatible with Skylake SP but that doesn't mean they will work on Skylake SP boards. Kaby Lake CPUs are socket compatible with Skylake CPUs but they won't work on Skylake boards.29a - Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - link
That's why I put the ? at the end of my first comment. The article doesn't say if the next gen CPU will work on Skylake SP boards.edzieba - Thursday, June 14, 2018 - link
I thought the article was pretty clear:- Cascade Lake CPUs are compatible with Purley boards (we knew this already)
- The DIMM slots are DIMM slots, and can be used with regular DDR4 DIMMs
- Apache Pass will not work with Skylake-SP CPUs, but will work with Cascade Lake CPUs
29a - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
I didn't know the boards would be compatible, thanks for the info. The article is crystal clear with just that little bit of information, seems like the author would have included it.rahvin - Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - link
Just intel trying to appear competitive with AMD.Billy Tallis - Thursday, June 14, 2018 - link
The systems that currently have 8 DIMM slots can currently use all 8 for DRAM. They will probably require both the new CPUs and updated motherboard firmware before the extra slots are usable for Optane DIMMs.Pork@III - Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - link
Intel continue to s(h)iting.iwod - Thursday, June 14, 2018 - link
Its just basically Intel hasn't decided what to do with it.drajitshnew - Thursday, June 14, 2018 - link
That's SERIOUSLY weird, cause I asked supermicro and was told that they were for FUTURE NEW TYPE MEMORY. This was last year when skylake xeon debuted,I added things together and surmised that it was for nvdimms-- even then optane from Intel/micron was the only expected contender.
But why would they not tell YOU?
Sicard159 - Wednesday, December 26, 2018 - link
Thanks for sharing such a great post..