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StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with Heatsink - Serial ATA/600 - PCI Express 2.0 x2 - Low-profile - Plug-in Card - RAID Supported - JBOD, 1, 0, 1+0 RAID Level - 4 Total SATA Port(s) - 4 SATA Port(s) Internal - PC, Mac,
Description
The PEXSAT34RH 4-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA Controller Card with HyperDuo adds 4 AHCI SATA III ports to a computer through a PCIe slot (x2), delivering multiple internal 6Gbps connections for high-performance hard drives and Solid State Drives (SSDs).
Featuring HyperDuo technology, the SATA card offers SSD auto-tiering which lets you balance the performance advantages of SSD storage with the cost-effectiveness and large capacity of standard hard drives. By combining SSD and HDD drives into a single volume (up to 3 SSD + 1 HDD), HyperDuo discreetly works in the background to identify and move frequently accessed files to the faster SSD drive(s) for improved data throughput - up to 80% of SSD performance! (Note: The HyperDuo automatic storage tiering feature is compatible with computers that use a BIOS.)
The PCIe SATA controller card supports Port Multiplier (PM), enabling multiple SATA drives to be connected to one port over a single cable, for a total of 7 drives (Up to 4 drives through PM on one port, and a single drive to the remaining 3 ports). Plus, the SATA controller card offers an effective hardware RAID solution, with native RAID (0, 1, 1+0) support.
Throughput Benchmark
Drive configuration Throughput Drive size 1 x HDD 112.81 MB/s 2 TB 1 x SSD 490.28 MB/S 120 GB 1 x HDD + 1 x SSD HyperDuo (Safe Mode) 489.28 MB/s 2 TB 1 x HDD + 2 x SSD HyperDuo (Safe Mode) 715.13 MB/s 2 TB Drives Used: SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 Series 2.5" 120 GB (VTX3-25SAT3-120G) HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 3.5" 2 TB (WD20EARS) Software Used: IO Meter, 256KB Sequential Read, queue depth = 10This PCIe SATA 6gbps card is backed by a 2-year StarTech.com warranty and free lifetime technical support.
Specifications
43201556
0.3lb
1.3in
5.6in
6.9in
StarTech.com
StarTech.com
Low-profile
SCSI Controller
Serial ATA/600
Taiwan
Yes
Plug-in Card
0.8"
PCI Express 2.0 x2
2.8"
2 Year
StarTech.com
PEXSAT34RH
http://www.startech.com
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- 4 Port PCI Express SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with Heatsink
- 1 x Low Profile Bracket
- 1 x Driver CD
- 1 x Instruction Manual
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Mac
4 Port PCI Express SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with Heatsink
SATA Controller
Yes
Yes
4
1.70 oz
4.7"