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[[File:Intel Optane.jpg|thumb|Intel Optane X Star Citizen]]The '''Intel Optane''' SSD 900P was a Solid State Drive using a combination of 3D XPoint™ memory media with Intel’s advanced system memory controller, interface hardware, and software. It was launched on October 2017 during [[CitizenCon]].<ref name=":0" />

Intel partnered with [[Cloud Imperium Games Ltd.|Cloud Imperium Games]] to promote the intel Optane SSD 900P, with CIG providing a [[Sabre Raven]] to all buyers of the drive for a limited time.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/promotions/intel-optane?sf128738400=1|text=Introducing the Sabre Raven & Intel® Optane™ SSD 900P|accessdate=2017-10-27}}</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/ZnMdQXl0vyg?feature=shared&t=148 Star Citizen: Meet the Sabre Raven], Star Citizen, Youtube, 27 oct. 2017</ref>

[[CitizenCon 2017]] was sponsored by Intel, and during the event [[Chris Roberts]] gave away one Intel Optane drive to an audience member, with 150 more drives being distributed among attendants who had a golden ticket in their goodie bag.<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqKXtlP3IfU&t=311s Star Citizen: CitizenCon 2947 -- Chris Roberts' Opening Address], Star Citizen, Youtube, 27 oct. 2017</ref>

Intel Optane drives were also donated by Intel to CIG, which CIG said helped compile a lot faster.<ref name=":0" />

The promotion ended in 2018, and the Intel Optane SSDs have been discontinued.<ref>[https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000059982/memory-and-storage/client-ssds.html Intel® Optane™ SSD 900P Series - Star Citizen* Promotion Code Validation], intel.com</ref>