MegaRAID 9520-8i Tri-Mode 0MB cache, SAS3808, x8 PCIe 4.0

The MegaRAID 9500 series is the industry’s first PCIe Gen 4.0 RAID adapter family, offering PCIe Gen 4.0 host and storage interfaces. The MegaRAID 9520-8i adapter, based on the SAS3808 PCIe 4.0 x8 IO Controller (IOC) device, delivers twice the performance of previous generations.

Leveraging the MegaRAID iMR entry RAID firmware, the 9520-8i supports JBOD mode, RAID 0, 1 and 10 without requiring the Reserved Memory Region Reporting (RMRR) structure. This means that upon startup, the 9520-8i does not claim host memory for the RAID functions and other background operations.

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) deploying entry-level server platforms and workstations need affordable, reliable storage solutions. The MegaRAID 9520-8i Tri-Mode Storage Adapter is a PCIe Gen 4.0 12Gb/s SAS/SATA/PCIe (NVMe) controller card that addresses these needs by delivering proven performance and RAID data protection for a range of critical applications.

The adapters' Tri-Mode SerDes technology negotiates between speeds and protocols to seamlessly enable the operation of NVMe, SAS or SATA devices in a single drive bay getting the most performance and flexibility out of any drive protocol.