Can Intel® Optane™ Devices Be Used for RAID Setups?
Content Type: Product Comparison | Article ID: 000056583 | Last Reviewed: 03/17/2025
Cannot determine if the Intel® Optane™ Memory and Intel® Optane™ SSDs are compatible with RAID setups.
Intel® Optane™ devices are divided in two groups. Each of them has different intended uses.
| Group | Description |
| Intel® Optane™ SSD |
Intel® Optane™ SSDs are storage devices. As with any other SSD, they can be used to setup RAID volumes. |
| Intel® Optane™ Memory | Intel® Optane™ memory is a system acceleration solution installed between the processor and slower storage devices (SATA HDD, SSHD, SSD) to enable the computer to store commonly used data and programs closer to the processor. This allows the system to access this information more quickly, which can improve overall system responsiveness. Intel® Optane™ memory devices are not storage devices, so they cannot be used to set up RAID volumes nor to accelerate them. However, an Intel® Optane™ memory volume can reside in the same system as a RAID volume. |