StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with HyperDuo SSD Tiering

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StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with HyperDuo SSD Tiering - PCIe SATA 3 Controller Adapter
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

StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with HyperDuo SSD Tiering Specifications

Ports & interfaces
Supported storage drive interfacesSerial ATA, Serial ATA III
Host interfacePCI Express
PCI Express slots version2.0
PCI Card form factorFull-height (low-profile)
Internal SATA ports quantity4
Performance
RAID levels0, 1, 10, JBOD
SSD supportYes
ChipsetMarvell - 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) support48 bit
Data transfer rate6 Gbit/s
Harmonized System (HS) code84733080
Data transmission
Data transfer rate6 Gbit/s
Technical details
Package weight141 g
RAID levels0, 1, 10, JBOD
SSD supportYes
ChipsetMarvell - 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) support48 bit
Sustainability complianceYes
Compliance certificatesCE, RoHS
System requirements
Server operating systems supportedWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Mac compatibilityYes
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 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 supportedMac 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 supportedYes
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 width145 mm
Package depth175 mm
Package height32 mm
Package weight141 g
Width120 mm
Depth70 mm
Height20 mm
Weight49 g
Packaging content
ManualYes
Drivers includedYes
Logistics data
Master (outer) case width381 mm
Master (outer) case length488 mm
Master (outer) case height321 mm
Products per master (outer) case60 pc(s)
Harmonized System (HS) code84733080
Other features
ManualYes
Drivers includedYes
PCI Card form factorFull-height (low-profile)