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Sonnet SSD M.2 4x4 PCIe Card, Thunderbolt Compatible

SKU: SNFSSSD4X4E3

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2020-06-04T10:17:39

Rated 5 out of 5

The Best PC-ie card around.

I had no issues with installation and works great. Bought it also because it had many positive reviews. Item was delivered and packaged in the most professional manner. It was the best price and a reliable company.

Heri M.

2020-01-06T12:25:40

Rated 5 out of 5

Incredible R/W Performance over PCIe (x16) on a 2012 MacPro 5,1 (12 core). Can't wait to see how the card performs in the 2019 MacPro 7,1

I purchased one of these cards for my MacPro 5,1 with the intention of moving it over to a new 2019 MacPro 7,1 later this year. I installed four Samsung 1TB M.2 NVME blades as two RAID0 volumes. Even on the "obsolete" MacPro 5,1 (12 Core from 2012), when using Blackmagic Design's Blackmagic Speed Test app, I'm seeing sustained read speeds of 3.5 GB/s and 4.1 GB/s write speeds. This is pretty astounding for a Mac from 8 years ago.

MARCO K.

Sonnet M.2 PCIe Card Specifications

Hardware

Hardware

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  • Form Factor

    Computer Card

  • Internal Connectors

    Four M-keyed (NVMe) M.2 sockets

  • SSDs Supported

    Single-sided M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe SSDs

  • macOS Boot Support

    Single SSD only:
    Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010 & Mid 2012)
    Any Thunderbolt 3 Mac

  • Windows Boot Support

    No

  • NVMe Support

    Yes

  • S.M.A.R.T. Status Data Reporting Support

    Yes

  • RoHS Compliant

    Yes

Computer/OS Compatibility

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  • Computer

    Mac Pro 5,1(6) (Mid 2010 & Mid 2012) with available full-length x16 PCIe slot
    PC desktop or server with available full-length, full-height x16 PCIe slot (PCIe 3.0 slot is preferred)

  • Mac

    macOS 10.14.4+ (macOS Mojave only)

  • Windows

    Windows 10 (64-bit Edition Version 1809 or greater)

  • Thunderbolt

    Mac computer with Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 2 ports via a Thunderbolt 3 or 2 to PCIe card expansion system with available full-length x16 PCIe slot
    Windows computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports via a Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe card expansion system with available full-length x16 PCIe slot

  • UPC Code

    732311012709

About Sonnet M.2 PCIe Card

FEATURED REVIEWS

Incredible R/W Performance over PCIe (x16) on a 2012 MacPro 5,1 (12 core). Can't wait to see how the card performs in the 2019 MacPro 7,1

By MARCO K.

I purchased one of these cards for my MacPro 5,1 with the intention of moving it over to a new 2019 MacPro 7,1 later this year. I installed four Samsung 1TB M.2 NVME blades as two RAID0 volumes. Even on the "obsolete" MacPro 5,1 (12 Core from 2012), when using Blackmagic Design's Blackmagic Speed Test app, I'm seeing sustained read speeds of 3.5 GB/s and 4.1 GB/s write speeds. This is pretty astounding for a Mac from 8 years ago.

The Best PC-ie card around.

By Heri M.

I had no issues with installation and works great. Bought it also because it had many positive reviews. Item was delivered and packaged in the most professional manner. It was the best price and a reliable company.

High-speed Data Transfers
If you need to add internal storage to your computer setup and high-speed data transfers are critical to your work, don't look to 2.5" SATA SSDs-you need an NVMe SSD-based upgrade. Today's NVMe PCIe SSDs offer tremendous performance, easily outclassing 2.5" SATA SSDs. Sonnet's M.2 4x4 PCIe card enables you to mount four M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs onto a single x16 card slot-it can transform the way you work.

With the Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe card installed in your Mac Pro tower; Windows PC desktop or server; or Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion system with an available x16 PCIe slot, you can use it for instant-access media storage or as a high-performance scratch disk. Mac users can even install macOS on one SSD to create an incredibly fast boot drive. However you use it, this card's performance is impressive.

Performance Oriented
Sonnet's M.2 4x4 PCIe card is a full-height, full-length PCIe 3.0 card with a 16-lane (x16) interface. Featuring a unique Sonnet-designed x16 PCIe bridge, the card devotes four lanes of PCIe 3.0 bandwidth to each SSD you install. When installed in a Windows PC's PCIe 3.0 slot with four SSDs formatted in a RAID 0 configuration, the card is capable of 8,500 MB/s transfers. Aggregate transfer speeds from four non-RAIDed SSDs of up to 12,000 MB/s are possible!

Thunderbolt Port Connect Four SSDs Through One Cable
Got a Thunderbolt connection, but no PCIe card slot Sonnet's M.2 4x4 PCIe card is ideal for use in one of our Echo Express III-D, III-R, or xMac Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion systems-the combo enables you to add up to four SSDs to any Mac with Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt 3 ports, or Windows PC with Thunderbolt 3 ports.

Simple and S.M.A.R.T
Integrating a Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe card into your system is easy-just insert it into a x16 PCIe slot and then start your computer-NVMe compliance ensures the necessary drivers are installed automatically. macOS 10.14.4+ and Windows 10 compatible; the Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe uses the operating system's built-in drive formatting utilities to format the SSDs. Drive health monitoring is supported through S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) data reporting, too.

Features

Adds Ultra-Fast SSDs to Your System
Mounts four M.2 SSDs (sold separately) in your Mac Pro's, desktop PC's, or Thunderbolt expansion chassis' x16 PCIe slot

High-Performance PCIe Interface
PCI Express 3.0 x16 host bus interface for high-performance applications

Superior Performance
Concurrent data transfers speeds up to 12,000 MB/sec

Great Way to Add Up to 8TB of M.2 SSD Storage to Computers with Thunderbolt
Perfect for use in Sonnet's Echo Express III-D, Echo Express III-R, xMac mini Server, xMac Pro Server, and Thunderbolt expansion systems

RAID Support
Supports macOS and Windows RAID features

macOS Boot Support
Supports booting from JBOD (non-RAIDed) attached SSDs

NVMe Compliant SSDs
Typically no drivers required

S.M.A.R.T. Support
Supports S.M.A.R.T. data reporting

Rugged Construction
Aluminum enclosure withstands heavy use

Thunderbolt Certified for Mac & Windows

Sonnet M.2 PCIe Card Features

  • Adds Ultra-Fast SSDs to Your System
  • High-Performance PCIe Interface
  • Superior Performance
  • Great Way to Add Up to 8TB of M.2 SSD Storage to Computers with Thunderbolt
  • RAID Support
  • macOS Boot Support
  • NVMe Compliant SSDs
  • S.M.A.R.T. Support
  • Rugged Construction
  • Thunderbolt Certified for Mac & Windows

Key Features

  • Adds Ultra-Fast SSDs to Your System
  • High-Performance PCIe Interface
  • Superior Performance
  • Great Way to Add Up to 8TB of M.2 SSD Storage to Computers with Thunderbolt
  • RAID Support
  • macOS Boot Support

What's in the box:

  • SSD M.2 4x4 PCIe Card
  • Documentation
  • Sonnet 2 Year Limited Warranty