Intel Optane Memory Technology is a Premium storage solution that boosts system responsiveness if configured correctly. Features 3rd Gen Intel 3D QLC NAND technology on a single M. 2 form factor Drive. Requirements: 11th Gen Core CPU, 500 Series Chipset + Intel RST Driver 18.1. 2 2280 (single sided). NAND Controller: Silicon Motion SM2265. NAND Flash : Intel 144L 3D QLC. Optane Controller: Intel SLL3D. Optane Media: Intel 128Gb 3D XPoint. QLC NAND Capacity: 1024 GB. Optane Capacity 32 GB. Sequential Read up to 3300 MB/s. Sequential Write up to 2100 MB/s. What makes this special. Random Read IOPS 65k (QD1) 230k. Random Write IOPS 40k (QD1) 150k. See more info at.