Intel-certified 256 GB DDR5 stick could cut Xeon memory power by 18%, saving millions of dollars — a 32W-per-socket reduction could save millions per hyperscale data center

SK hynix on Thursday said that its range-topping 256 GB DDR5 RDIMM based on 32 Gb memory devices has passed the Intel Data Center Certified process, the industry’s first memory module at this capacity to do so. Normally, certification of a memory module by Intel would be mundane, but this module is special; it combines capacity, low power consumption, and performance, thus potentially saving data center operators millions of dollars.

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