Intel Optane Memory Tested With Secondary Hard Drive

Intel Optane Memory Test System

To test out the Intel Optane Memory Module we tested on a upper-mainstream PC that consisted of an Intel Core i7-8700K processor, Gigabyte AORUS Gaming 3 WiFi H370 motherboard, 16GB (2 x 8GB)Crucial 2666MHz DDR4 memory, Intel Optane 800P 118GB boot drive, WD Black 1TB secondary hard drive, Cooler Master G550M 550W PSU, Windows 10 64-bit RS3 and of course the Intel Optane 64GB Module. After this image was taken we added an EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB FTW+ video card to better play game titles.

Here are the exact hardware components that we are using on our test system:

The Intel Optane Memory Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Intel Core i7-8700K	Click Here
Motherboard	Gigabyte AORUS Gaming 3 WiFi	Click Here
Memory	16GB Crucial 2400MHz DDR4	Click Here
Video Card	EVGA GTX 1060 FTW+	Click Here
Primary Drive	Intel Optane 800P 118GB	Click Here
Secondary Drive	Intel Optane Memory 64GB	Click Here
Secondary Drive	WD Black 1TB	Click Here
Cooling	Intel Stock HSF	Click Here
Power Supply	Cooler Master G550M	Click Here
Case	InWin Z583	Click Here
Operating System	Windows 10 64-bit	Click Here
Monitor	ASUS PB287Q 28″ 4K	Click Here

Here are some of the baseline numbers of the Intel Optane Memory 64GB module by itself with no Intel Optane Memory software running. You can run an Intel Optane Memory module as a standalone drive if so desired.

Now that we know what we tested on and the baseline drive performance we can take a look at some benchmark results of the WD Black 1TB 7200 RPM hard drive with Intel Optane Memory enabled and disabled.