
I haven't tested the new feature out yet, but if it is doing what I think it is, it could be the “turbo” mode Victoria Bampton (lightroomqueen.com) and I discussed on Photo Taco a few weeks ago. If so, this could have an incredibly positive impact on performance.
You can ready the little bit of information Adobe has published thus far about the update here.
As always we advise photographers who can't afford the smallest of hiccups to hold off on an update until we get a good look at it, but this looks like it could finally speed things up in a meaningful way!