Microchip Technology SmartRAID 3254-16i/e RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0

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3254C16IX2S

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24G, SAS/SATA/NVMe, PCIe Gen 4, RAID Adapter, 64 x 167 mm

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Superior performance with up to 14.8 GB/s throughput and 3.4M IOPs 4K random reads
Integrated PCIe Switch enables DirectPath technology for the industry's lowest latency and high bandwidth NVMe solution
Dynamic Channel Multiplexing (DCM) technology that aggregates expander attached SAS or SATA hard drives onto 24G SAS infrastructure with near 100% link efficiency for unparalleled throughput
Microchip’s Trusted Platform support with a new level of compute and supply chain security based on Hardware Root of Trust
Expanded unique maxCryptoTM Controller-Based Encryption (CBE) solution to support SAS, SATA, and now NVMe media
Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) management software
Common management experience across Smart Storage platform and tri-mode media
Support for both Intel® Virtual Pin Port (VPP) for intelligent backplane management and SFF's Universal Backplane Management (UBM) standards to simplify integration and enhance product flexibility
SGPIO and SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) allow a common way to manage device status and activity for directly connected storage devices or for devices connected behind a SAS expander
Industry leading storage management including standards-based Platform Level Data Model (PLDM)/Redfish® Device Enablement (RDE) to simplify integration
BMC Integration with PBSI & MCTP Support
Proven compatibility with existing Adaptec Smart solutions, multiple operating systems, servers, enclosures, SSDs and HDDs

Specifications

Ports & interfaces
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS-4, Serial ATA
Internal SAS ports	16
Host interface	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	4.0
Memory
Internal memory	4000 MB
Internal memory type	DDR4
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz

Performance
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Internal memory	4000 MB
SSD support	Yes
Internal memory type	DDR4
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz
Technical details
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
SSD support	Yes
Weight & dimensions
Width	167 mm
Height	64 mm

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