StarTech.com PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps Mini-SAS (SFF-8087) RAID Controller Card w/ HyperDuo SSD Tiering

StarTech.com PEXSAT34SFF StarTech.com PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps Mini-SAS (SFF-8087) RAID Controller Card w/ HyperDuo SSD Tiering

Add Internal SATA III 6Gbps support to a computer through a single Mini SAS SFF-8087 port
The PEXSAT34SFF PCI Express 2.0 SATA Controller Card enables 4 AHCI SATA III connections to be added to a computer through a single internal Mini-SAS SFF-8087 port.
The Mini-SAS connector with Port Multiplier support allows for multiple SATA drives up to 7 to be connected using a single cable. When used with our Mini-SAS to 4x SATA breakout cable or Mini-SAS SFF-8087 backplane accessories not included, SAS drives not supported, you have a complete internal 6Gbps connectivity solution, all from a single card.
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 drives for improved data throughput – up to 80% of SSD performance! Note: The HyperDuo automatic storage tiering feature is compatible with Windows® XP, Vista, 7 and 8 only
Compliant with SATA revision 3.0, this PCI Express SATA RAID card delivers up to 6Gbps of data bandwidth; ideal for high performance hard drives and solid state drives SSD. Plus, the controller card offers an effective hardware RAID solution, with native RAID 0, 1, 10 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 VTX3-25SAT3-120GHDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 3.5” 2 TB WD20EARSSoftware Used:IO Meter, 256KB Sequential Read, queue depth = 10
The PEXSAT34SFF PCIe SATA 6G card is backed by a 2-year StarTech.com warranty and free lifetime technical support.
The StarTech.com Advantage
- Leverage SSD performance and standard HDD capacity with HyperDuo technology
- Maximize system capability with SATA III connection speeds
- Eliminate cabling hassles by connecting a single SATA supported Mini-SAS backplane cable

Feature list

Mac compatibility:	Y
Compatible slots:	PCI Express 2.0
Data transfer rate:	6 Gbit/s
Ports quantity:	1
Dimensions WxDxH:	120 x 70 x 20 mm
Operating relative humidity H-H:	20 - 80 %
Operating temperature T-T:	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature T-T:	-25 - 70 °C
Weight:	40 g
Supported hard disk drive interfaces:	SAS
Compatible operating systems:	Windows ® 8 32/64-bit, 7 32/64, Vista 32/64, XP 32/64 Windows Server ® 2003 32/64 Mac OS 10.6-10.8 Linux
Relative humidity:	20 - 80 %
Data transfer rate:	6000 Mbit/s
Total storage capacity:	4000 GB
Package weight:	131 g
Controller interface type:	PCI Express
Interface type:	Serial ATA 3.0

StarTech.com PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps Mini-SAS (SFF-8087) RAID Controller Card w/ HyperDuo SSD Tiering