Sonnet Fusion SSD M.2 4x4 PCIe Card (FUS-SSD-4X4-E3S)

Description

Technical Specifications

• Brand
  Sonnet
• Model
  Fusion SSD M.2 4x4 PCIe Card
• MPN
  FUS-SSD-4X4-E3S
• SKU
  21229741
• EAN / Barcode
  0732311012983
• Interface
  PCI Express 3.0 x16 (requires a x16 slot)
• Form Factor
  Full-height, full-length PCIe card
• Supported SSDs
  Up to four M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs (supports double-sided SSDs on Silent model)
• SSD Type
  M.2 NVMe PCIe (does NOT support SATA M.2)
• Maximum Capacity
  Supports up to 32 TB total (with user-installed SSDs)
• RAID Support
  RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 (software/OS dependent; macOS RAID 5 requires SoftRAID)
• Boot Support
  Boot from a single non-RAID NVMe SSD on macOS
• SMART Support
  Yes (S.M.A.R.T. reporting)
• Driver Requirement
  No drivers required
• Cooling
  Custom silent-operating cooling solution (Silent model)
• PCIe Bifurcation
  Not required (card is self-contained)
• Compatibility
  macOS, Windows, Linux; compatible with Sonnet Thunderbolt expansion systems
• Performance Claims
  Sonnet: sustained RAID 0 speeds up to ~14,000 MB/s; vendor test examples: up to ~12,000 MB/s (varies by SSDs and system)
• Thunderbolt Usage
  Can be used in Thunderbolt expansion enclosures with throughput limited by the Thunderbolt link (e.g., ~3,000 MB/s via one TB cable)
• Included Items
  PCIe card; SSDs sold separately
• Use Case
  High-performance internal NVMe storage expansion for workstations and Macs (e.g., 2019 Mac Pro)
• Notes
  This is a storage expansion card, not a network card

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