Outstanding RAID Performance for Next-Generation Servers and StorageThe explosive growth of data in cloud and enterprise datacenters is driving the need for a higher performance storage interface to speed the ability of critical applications to access data. LSI first-to-market 12Gb/s SAS solutions are designed to deliver the performance and data protection capabilities required for the most demanding next-generation server and storage platforms. Offering up to double the data transfer rate of 6Gb/s SAS solutions, 12Gb/s SAS allows the SAS infrastructure to deliver bandwidth that can fully utilize that of PCI Express® 3.0 with a single controller card. The MegaRAID SAS 9380-8e, with eight external ports, delivers two 1.2GHz PowerPC® processor cores and a 72-bit DDRIII interface that drives 1GB cache memory. Powered by the LSISAS3108 dual-core ROC, the 9380-8e controller includes the latest PCI Express 3.0 and 12Gb/s SAS technology and is designed for configuring external storage enclosures with high-performance SAS hard drives, high-capacity SATA hard drives or application-accelerating solid state drives (SSDs). Manufacturer: LSI Logic Corp. Manufacturer Part Number: LSI00438. Brand Name: LSI Logic. Product Line: MegaRAID. Product Model: 9380-8e. Product Name: MegaRAID SAS 9380-8e. Packaged Quantity: 1. Product Type: SAS Controller. [Technical Information] Host Interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8. Controller Type: 12Gb/s SAS. RAID Supported: Yes. RAID Levels: 0. 1. 5. 6. 10. 50. 60. Number of Logical Drive Supported: 64. [Interfaces/Ports] Total Number of SAS Ports: 8. Number of SAS Ports (Internal): 2. SAS Connector Details: 2 x SFF-8644. [Physical Characteristics] Height: 2.5". Width: 6.6". Form Factor: Plug-in Card. Card Height: Low-profile. [Miscellaneous] Platform Supported: PC. SPARC. [Warranty] Limited Warranty: 3 Year.