SATA/SAS 6.0Gbps Controller - 4x SFF-8643 Mini-SAS HD Internal Ports - PCI-Express 3.0 X8 Slot - Low-Profile - RAID 0/1/1E/10/JBOD Supported - 256MB DDR2 Cache - Up to 16 Drives - No Cable(s) Included - Retail Box - Windows / Linux / FreeBSD / Solaris / VMware Compatible - 3 Year Depot Carry-In Mfg. Warranty
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The Adaptec Series 7 RAID adapter family features PMC's 24 port PM8015 RAID-on-Chip (ROC), which combines a x8 PCIe Gen3 interface with 6Gb/s SAS ports to enable a new generation of high- performance RAID adapters that are unmatched by any other ROC in the industry. Adaptec Series 7 RAID adapters are available with 8, 16, or 24 native SAS/SATA ports.
While the PCIe Gen3 interface doubles bandwidth to the host compared to PCIe Gen2, it requires at least 16 6Gb/s SAS/SATA ports to double the bandwidth to the storage devices. Competing 6Gb/s solutions have only 8 ports, and cannot leverage that advantage.