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Intel Optane SCM is a new class of memory that brings storage performance closer to DRAM memory speeds. Though DRAM is faster, the benefit of SCM memory is its persistence. SCM memory can be used as storage to provide a faster tier of performance. With SCM memory, read latencies are low and are less impacted by writes to the storage. SCM memory is best positioned for production and real-time analytics that require the best possible performance.