Giroro :
Optane exists so you can turn your 3TB+ HDD into a SSHD that actually works as advertised.
I understand why it's *marketed* to exist, but not actually "why".
The minimum support (KL i3, B250, DDR4 etc) is a bare minimum $250 before you can even have the 'privilege' of Optane :lol: As an upgrade to older systems, for a relatively cheap outlay (perhaps paired with a PCIe addon card), it would make some form of sense...... in it's current state, I just don't see how.
An actual SSD, 250GB range, albeit SATA3 and on the budget end... can frequently be found for $60-$70.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/M3RzK8/adata-ultimate-su650-240gb-25-solid-state-drive-asu650ss-240gt-c
The same (general) ballpark as Intel's over-hyped cache drive's MSRP at $77 :lol: