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PCIe 2.0 Bandwidth
The FirmTek SeriTek/i6G provides excellent performance with SATA Solid State Drives (SSD). Best results will be obtained when the SeriTek/i6G is mounted in a PCIe 2.0 4x, 8x or 16x expansion slot. The ultra-high bandwidth capability provided by the SeriTek/i6G provides RAID support in excess of 760MB/sec.
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| Four Tiger 2TB SSD Stripped RAID Set Two SeriTek/i6G (slots 3+4) 2010 Mac Pro 6-core |
1529MB/s Read 1470MB/s Write |
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| Four Tiger 2TB SSD Stripped RAID Set 2013 Mac Pro 8-core with two ThunderTek/PX expansion chassis. One SeriTek/i6G in each chassis, bridged across two Thunderbolt 2 buses |
1533MB/s Read 1413MB/s Write |
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| Single 6G SSD 2009 Mac Pro - SeriTek/i6G mounted in PCIe 2.0 slot |
533MB/s Read 515MB/s Write |
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| Two 6G SSDs Stripped RAID Set 2009 Mac Pro - SeriTek/i6G mounted in PCIe 2.0 slot |
778MB/s Read 769MB/s Write |
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This information was produced by FirmTek, LLC for customers desiring an analysis of the performance options available with the FirmTek SeriTek/i6G with various configurations. Results will vary with different SSD models, computer configurations and whether a Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis is used or motherboard PCIe slots.