StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with HyperDuo SSD Tiering - PCIe SATA 3 Controller Adapter
Description
Add 4 Internal SATA III (6Gbps) ports to a computer through a PCI Express x2 slot
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 = 10
This PCIe SATA 6gbps card is backed by a 2-year StarTech.com warranty and free lifetime technical support.
The StarTech.com Advantage
Specifications
| Ports & interfaces |
|---|
| Supported storage drive interfaces |
Serial ATA, Serial ATA III |
| Host interface |
PCI Express |
| PCI Express slots version |
2.0 |
| PCI Card form factor |
Full-height (low-profile) |
| Internal SATA ports quantity |
4 |
| Performance |
|---|
| RAID levels |
0, 1, 10, JBOD |
| SSD support |
Yes |
| Chipset |
Marvell - 88SE9230 |
| Logical block addressing (LBA) support |
48 bit |
| Data transfer rate |
6 Gbit/s |
| Harmonized System (HS) code |
84733080 |
| Technical details |
|---|
| Sustainability compliance |
Yes |
| Compliance certificates |
CE, RoHS |
| System requirements |
|---|
| Server operating systems supported |
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 |
| Mac compatibility |
Yes |
| Windows operating systems supported |
Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 |
| Mac operating systems supported |
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks |
| Linux operating systems supported |
Yes |
| Operational conditions |
|---|
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
5 - 50 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) |
-25 - 70 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) |
20 - 80% |
| Weight & dimensions |
|---|
| Package width |
5.71" (145 mm) |
| Package depth |
6.89" (175 mm) |
| Package height |
1.26" (32 mm) |
| Width |
4.72" (120 mm) |
| Depth |
2.76" (70 mm) |
| Height |
0.787" (20 mm) |
| Weight |
1.73 oz (49 g) |
| Package weight |
4.97 oz (141 g) |
| Packaging content |
|---|
| Manual |
Yes |
| Drivers included |
Yes |
| Logistics data |
|---|
| Master (outer) case width |
15" (381 mm) |
| Master (outer) case length |
19.2" (488 mm) |
| Master (outer) case height |
12.6" (321 mm) |
| Products per master (outer) case |
60 pc(s) |
| Harmonized System (HS) code |
84733080 |
| Other features |
|---|
| Manual |
Yes |
| Drivers included |
Yes |
| PCI Card form factor |
Full-height (low-profile) |
