Overview



Add Up to 64TB of SSD Storage In One Card Slot!
Ultra-fast Gen4 SSD Data Transfers
– Speed or capacity? Not too long ago, you had to make a choice between the two. The problem is, for many professional workflows, both are critical. Everyone knows M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs offer great performance, but limited capacity. Hard drives offer great capacity, but very slow speeds by comparison. What if you could create increased SSD capacity? We make it possible — the Sonnet M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe® Card enables you to mount up to eight NVMe SSDs into a single x16 PCIe card slot and combine their capabilities for ultra-performance. This card can transform your workflow.

Superior Storage Performance
Install the M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe card with your SSDs into your computer’s x16 PCIe 4.0 or PCIe 3.0 slot to achieve superior storage performance with four SSDs configured as RAID 0.

Sonnet Max-Performance Design – Sonnet Advantages
Sonnet M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe Card is a full-height, full-length PCIe 4.0 card with a 48-lane PCIe 4.0 switch and x16 interface, designed to support maximum performance. Sonnet M.2 8x4 card features:

- 48-lane PCIe 4.0 Switch – x16 slot bandwidth is available to all x4-connected SSDs, facilitating maximum speed with any combination of M.2 SSDs used.
- Self-contained – This Sonnet card doesn’t require a specific motherboard to operate or specific SSDs to support RAID features – no PCIe bifurcation required.
- Universal Compatibility – Compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux computers with an x16 PCIe slot.
- Broad M.2 NVMe SSD Support – Works with a wide variety of M.2 NVMe Gen4 and Gen3 SSDs.

Adobe After Effects User?
Pro SSD Storage Performance
– Are you an Adobe® After Effects user? Imagine being able to perform 4Kp60 work in 32-bit linear, or even 4Kp24 with high channel count EXRs (or effects in 8K) where your computer’s onboard storage couldn’t keep up! Sonnet M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe Card makes it possible.

Not Quiet…Silent – Sonnet Silent Cooling Thwarts Thermal Throttling
Sonnet designed the M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe Card with an effective passive cooling solution – instead of relying on fans that can get loud, Sonnet silent cooling effectively presents thermal throttling, enabling SSDS to maintain sustained peak performance without a peep.

Thunderbolt Port?
Connect Eight SSDs Through One Cable
– Got a Thunderbolt connection, but no PCIe card slot? Sonnet M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe Card is ideal for use in our Echo I Desktop PCIe Expansion System. The combo effectively enables you to add up to eight SSDs to any Mac (M series or Intel), Windows, or Linux computer with Thunderbolt ports.

Simple and S.M.A.R.T.
Easy System Integration
– Integrating a Sonnet M.2 8x4 Silent Gen4 PCIe Card into your system is easy — NVMe compliance ensures the necessary drivers are installed automatically. The M.2 8x4 uses your computer’s operating system’s built-in drive formatting utilities to format the SSDs. SSD health monitoring is supported through S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) data reporting, too.




At-a-glance



  • Designed in the USA

  • Eight SSD Slots – Add Up to 64TB Ultra-fast Storage (SSDs Sold Separately)

  • Free Lifetime Customer Technical Support

  • High-performance PCIe Interface – PCI Express 4.0 x16 Host Bus Interface Plus x48 PCIe 4.0 Switch; x16 Slot Bandwidth Is Available to All x4-connected SSDs

  • Mac, Windows, and Linux Compatible

  • macOS Boot Support

  • No Thermal Throttling

  • NVMe Compliant

  • RAID 0, 1, and 10 Support

  • Superior Performance – Achieve Sustained SSD RAID 0 Speeds Up to 30,000 MB/s*

  • Supports S.M.A.R.T. Operation

  • Thunderbolt Expansion Systems Compatible




Reasons to buy


  • Designed in the USA
  • Eight SSD Slots – Add Up to 64TB Ultra-fast Storage (SSDs Sold Separately)
  • Free Lifetime Customer Technical Support
  • High-performance PCIe Interface – PCI Express 4.0 x16 Host Bus Interface Plus x48 PCIe 4.0 Switch; x16 Slot Bandwidth Is Available to All x4-connected SSDs
  • Mac, Windows, and Linux Compatible
  • macOS Boot Support
  • No Thermal Throttling
  • NVMe Compliant
  • RAID 0, 1, and 10 Support
  • Superior Performance – Achieve Sustained SSD RAID 0 Speeds Up to 30,000 MB/s*
  • Supports S.M.A.R.T. Operation
  • Thunderbolt Expansion Systems Compatible

Specification


Technical Description: Sonnet M.2 8x4 Silent PCIe 4.0 Card

General
Type:Characteristics of the device.
RAID Controllers

Performance
S.M.A.R.T. support:
No
SSD support:Solid-state drive (SSD), a type of memory, can be used with this product.
Yes
RAID levels:RAID is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit for the purposes of data redundancy and performance improvement. Data is distributed across the drives in one of several ways, referred to as RAID levels, depending on the specific level of redundancy and performance required.
0, 1, 10

Ports & interfaces
PCI Express slots version:
4.0
Host interface:Interface that enables a host controller to communicate with a driver.
PCI Express x16
Supported storage drive interfaces:
Serial ATA

System requirements
Linux operating systems supported:8 RT. Linux (9.4, 9.5), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (supported with a pre-built package); SUSE Linux (10.3, 11.0, 11, 11.1, 11.2), Fedora (9, 9.0, 10, 10.0, 11.0, 11, 12, 12.0), Ubuntu (8.04, 8.04.1, 8.04.2, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04), Debian (5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3)
Yes
Mac operating systems supported:Mac operating systems e.g. OS X can be used with the device.
Yes
Mac compatibility:Product can be used with Apple Mac software and/or hardware.
Yes
Windows operating systems supported:Windows vesions wich can be used with the device.
Yes


Product details


FUS-SSD-8X4-E4S Sonnet 0732311013652

Sonnet M.2 8x4 Silent PCIe 4.0 Card

£982.00 and

SKUFUS-SSD-8X4-E4S

Sonnet M.2 8x4 Silent PCIe 4.0 Card

Quick Code: Q817467 MPN: FUS-SSD-8X4-E4S
£982.00

Out of Stock

Key Features

  • RAID 0, 1, and 10 Support
  • macOS Boot Support
  • No Thermal Throttling
  • Thunderbolt Expansion Systems Compatible
  • NVMe Compliant
  • Supports S.M.A.R.T. Operation