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Sonnet Tempo SATA PCIe Cards Comparison Chart

Hard DriveThe following chart illustrates the various features and comparisons of Sonnet's Tempo line of PCIe SATA cards for Mac and Windows desktop computers with PCIe slots.

 

Tempo SATA PCIe Cards
 
Ports 4 internal 2 external 2 external 4 external 2 internal 3.5" SSD 2 intneral 3.5" SSD
SATA Speed 3 Gb/s 3 Gb/s 6 Gb/s 6 Gb/s 6 Gb/s 6 Gb/s
PCIe Generation & Lanes PCIe 1.1 x4 PCIe 1.1 x1 PCIe 2.0 x1 PCIe 2.0 x4 PCIe 2.0 x2 PCIe 2.0 x4
OS Compatibility
OS X 10.4+ 10.4+ 10.4+ 10.4+ 10.4+ 10.4+
Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003 8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003 8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003 8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003 8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003 8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003
Mac Compatibility
Mac Desktop Power Mac G5(1) Mac Pro, Xserve, Power Mac G5 Mac Pro, Xserve, Power Mac G5 Mac Pro, Xserve, Power Mac G5 Mac Pro, Xserve(2), Power Mac G5 Mac Pro, Power Mac G5
PC Compatibility
PC Desktop PC (with PCIe slots) PC (with PCIe slots)(3) PC (with PCIe slots) PC (with PCIe slots)(3) PC (with PCIe slots) PC (with PCIe slots)
Drive Performance
One Drive Performance
Read 255 MB/s 125 MB/s 375 MB/s 500 MB/s 500 MB/s 500 MB/s
Write 215 MB/s 115 MB/s 350 MB/s 420 MB/s 420 MB/s 420 MB/s
Two Drive RAID 0 Performance
Read 520 MB/s 150 MB/s 380 MB/s 960 MB/s 660 MB/s 960 MB/s
Write 400 MB/s 175 MB/s 360 MB/s 810 MB/s 540 MB/s 810 MB/s
Four Drive RAID 0 Performance
Read 730 MB/s     1210 MB/s   1710 MB/s(4)
Write 630 MB/s     985 MB/s   1320 MB/s(4)
Boot Support
Windows 8, 7, Server (2012)(5)  
OS X 10.6.8+(6)      
Port Multiplier Aware
Windows 8, 7 N/A N/A N/A
OS X 10.8+ N/A   N/A N/A
Hot Plug Drive
OS X
Windows 8, 7            
Optical Drive Support
Optical Drive Support   N/A N/A
Low Price Card and Bracket
Low Profile Card and Bracket        
Thunderbolt Compatibility
Thunderbolt Compatible OS X
Drive Performance Over Thunderbolt
One Drive Performance
Read Not Rated Not Rated 370 MB/s 450 MB/s 450 MB/s 450 MB/s
Write Not Rated Not Rated 350 MB/s 330 MB/s 330 MB/s 330 MB/s
Two Drive RAID 0 Performance
Read Not Rated Not Rated 375 MB/s 700 MB/s 600 MB/s 700 MB/s
Write Not Rated Not Rated 360 MB/s 560 MB/s 380 MB/s 560 MB/s
Other Features
Locking Connectors N/A N/A N/A
Compatible with PCIe 3.0 Slots        
RoHS Compliant
Spread Spectrum Clocking
S.M.A.R.T. Data Reporting
Warranty 1 Year 1 Year 5 Years 5 Years 1 Year 5 Years
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Technical Notes

  1. Supports three additional internal drives with Sonnet's G5 Jive.
  2. Only one SSD fits in Xserve.
  3. Not compatible with PCIe 3.0 slots.
  4. Using two Sonnet Tempo SSD Pro cards in a Mac Pro.
  5. Windows will not boot from a RAID 0.
  6. Mac Pro 3,1 (early 2008) and newer; or any Thunderbolt Mac.