The
Sonnet McFiver PCIe card adds SSD storage, ultra-fast Ethernet connectivity and high-performance USB-C ports to your setup. Even with multiple expansion card slots, installing three adapter cards to get all of these interfaces is usually not possible. The Sonnet McFiver PCIe card, compatible with
Mac, Windows and Linux, is a multi-function professional adapter with five interfaces:
two M.2 NVMe SSD slots, one 10Gb RJ45 Ethernet port and two 10Gbps USB-C ports, all on a standard full-height PCIe 3.0 8x card. Ideal for use in an Echo Thunderbolt card expansion system, should you not have available slots in your computer, Sonnet's MacFiver PCIe card provides SSD mass storage capacity. Dual M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD slots support
up to 16TB of high-performance internal storage expansion (SSDs sold separately), critical in applications where super-high-speed data transfer is critical. Installed on the McFiver PCIe card, a single PCie NVMe SSD can deliver extraordinary performance:
sustained data transfers of up to 3500 MB/s read and write. With two drives, formatted as a RAIS 0 array, sustained data transfers of up to 6600 MB/s read and write can be achieved. Download now M2 compatible SSD list.SSDs typically heat up significantly when performing very large file transfers and are protected from overheating by "thermal throttling", a feature that drastically reduces SSD performance while allowing the SSD to cool down. The McFiver PCIe card's
quiet SSD cooling solution works to eliminate the need for thermal throttling and allows your SSDs to maintain peak performance at all times. Installing M.2 SSDs on the McFiver PCIe card is simple, using the services built into the computer's operating system to format them. The SSD status is monitored via S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) data reports.
The Sonnet McFiver card is also equipped with an
RJ45 port that allows the computer to connect to the
10GbE infrastructure via Cat 6A cabling at a distance of up to 100 metres, as well as to
NBASE-T or multi-Gigabit Ethernet (2.5 Gb and 5Gb) infrastructures. The increasing demand for bandwidth in wired networks has made 10Gb Ethernet (10GbE) the current trend. Not only is it used in software development, post-production and shared storage workflows, where speed is critical, but it is increasingly required in workflows of all types and in businesses of all sizes. Affordable 10GbE switches have reduced the cost of implementing 10GbE networks, and many computers, which do not natively support 10GbE, need a solution such as Sonnet's McFiver PCIe card.
Finally, when it comes to usb ports, many multi-port cards divide the total bandwidth of their USB controller among all of their ports, limiting performance when two or more devices are connected and running. The McFiver PCIe card incorporates an
advanced USB 3.2 Gen 2 controller that provides full 10 Gbps bandwidth per port and implements
advanced data traffic management to eliminate bandwidth congestion. When installed in a computer's PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 slot, the McFiver PCIe card supports two simultaneous 10 Gbps transfers, allowing data to be transferred from two drives to the computer (and from drive to drive) at maximum speeds of 1000 MB/s per drive.
When used with a switch or router, plus
Audio Video Bridging (IEEE 802.1Qav, AVB) compliant infrastructure, it is the perfect card for
high-standard audio and video applications where stream synchronisation is critical, such as professional audio and video streaming.
