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RAID and HBA Cards

802 RAID and HBA cards from LSI, Dell, LSI Logic and more. Most cost $17 to $2,191, and half cost less than $100.

Recommended RAID and HBA Cards

KCMconmeySpec score 8.2

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 6Gb/s, HBA

+Eight internal ports for connecting many drives
+6Gb/s SAS speed for SATA and SAS drives
+Uses PCIe 3.0 interface
−Internal ports only, no external connection option
No price recorded yet.
YiBaoTongSpec score 8.2

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 6Gb/s, HBA

+Provides 8 internal ports from one card
+Runs in IT mode for direct drive access
+Supports 6Gb/s SAS and SATA
−Limited to 6Gb/s link speed
No price recorded yet.
YiBaoTongSpec score 8.2

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 6Gb/s, HBA

+Provides 8 internal ports from one card
+Runs in IT mode for direct drive access
+Supports 6Gb/s SAS and SATA
−Limited to 6Gb/s link speed
No price recorded yet.
SenecesliSpec score 8.1

PCIe 2.0, 6Gb/s, RAID

+RAID card with 6Gb/s SAS interface
+Uses PCIe 2.0 slot for installation
+Supports RAID array configurations
−Older PCIe 2.0 bus limits maximum throughput
No price recorded yet.
LagmlmfgeSpec score 8.1

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, HBA, Internal

+Eight internal ports for multiple drives
+IT mode for direct drive access
+PCIe 3.0 interface for modern servers
−Internal ports only, no external connectors
No price recorded yet.
XjvqpvhhhSpec score 8.1

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, HBA, Internal

+Eight internal ports for multiple drives
+IT mode for direct drive access
+PCIe 3.0 interface for modern servers
−Internal ports only, no external connectors
No price recorded yet.
LagmlmfgeSpec score 8.1

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, HBA, Internal

+Eight internal ports for multiple drives
+IT mode for direct drive access
+PCIe 3.0 interface for modern servers
−Internal ports only, no external connectors
No price recorded yet.
XjvqpvhhhSpec score 8.0

8 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, Internal

+Eight internal ports for connecting multiple drives
+Operates in IT mode for direct drive access
+Supports 6Gb/s SAS link speed
−Internal ports only, no external connection
No price recorded yet.
LagmlmfgeSpec score 8.0

8 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, Internal

+Eight internal ports for connecting multiple drives
+Operates in IT mode for direct drive access
+Supports 6Gb/s SAS link speed
−Internal ports only, no external connection
No price recorded yet.
LagmlmfgeSpec score 8.0

8 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, Internal

+Internal 8-port layout for connecting multiple drives
+IT mode for passing drives straight to the operating system
+6Gb/s SAS speed for SATA and SAS drives
−Internal ports only, no external connection option
No price recorded yet.
XjvqpvhhhSpec score 8.0

8 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, Internal

+Internal 8-port layout for connecting multiple drives
+IT mode for passing drives straight to the operating system
+6Gb/s SAS speed for SATA and SAS drives
−Internal ports only, no external connection option
No price recorded yet.
IesooySpec score 8.0

8 Drive ports, 6Gb/s

+Provides eight SATA III ports through dual SFF-8643 connectors
+Uses an M.2 M-Key interface for compact installation
+Suited to NAS and mini ITX home server builds
−Limited to 6Gb/s SATA III transfer rates
No price recorded yet.
ErchinekoSpec score 8.0

8 Drive ports, PCIe 2.0, 6Gb/s, HBA

+Eight ports on a PCIe x8 interface
+Supports 6Gb/s SAS connections
+Runs in IT mode for direct drive access
−Uses the older PCIe 2.0 standard
No price recorded yet.
LagmlmfgeSpec score 8.0

8 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, SAS2008

+Eight internal ports for connecting eight drives
+6Gb/s SAS interface speed
+IT mode for direct drive access
−Limited to 6Gb/s interface speed
No price recorded yet.
XjvqpvhhhSpec score 8.0

8 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, SAS2008

+Eight internal ports for connecting eight drives
+6Gb/s SAS interface speed
+IT mode for direct drive access
−Limited to 6Gb/s interface speed
No price recorded yet.
LSI LogicSpec score 8.0

8 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, Internal

+Internal ports for connecting drives inside a server or PC
+6Gb/s SAS interface speed
+Eight ports for connecting up to eight drives
−No RAID function, so no built-in drive arrays
No price recorded yet.
SxtaigoodSpec score 7.9

8 Drive ports, PCIe 2.0, HBA, Internal

+8 internal ports for a moderate number of drives
+IT mode for direct drive access without RAID
+Includes SATA cable
−Internal ports only, no external connection
No price recorded yet.
PomyaSpec score 7.8

6 Drive ports, PCIe 2.0

+Provides 6 ports for additional SATA drives
+Supports 6Gbps SATA III speed
+Uses PCIe 2.0 host interface
−Uses older PCIe 2.0 host interface
No price recorded yet.
XjvqpvhhhSpec score 7.8

4 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, Internal

+IT mode for passing drives directly to the operating system
+Supports ZFS and FreeNAS setups
+6Gb/s SAS speed per port
−Only four internal ports
−Internal ports only, no external connection
No price recorded yet.
LagmlmfgeSpec score 7.8

4 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, Internal

+IT mode for passing drives directly to the operating system
+Supports ZFS and FreeNAS setups
+6Gb/s SAS speed per port
−Only four internal ports
−Internal ports only, no external connection
No price recorded yet.
XjvqpvhhhSpec score 7.8

4 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, Internal

+Four internal ports for connecting four drives
+6Gb/s SAS interface speed
+IT mode for direct drive access
−Only four ports limits drive count
No price recorded yet.
IO CrestSpec score 7.7

4 Drive ports, PCIe 2.0, HBA, Marvell 88SE9215

+Four SATA III ports on one card
+Uses a Marvell 88SE9215 chip
+Includes a low profile bracket for small cases
−Non-RAID card, so no hardware RAID support
−Uses PCIe 2.0 rather than a newer PCIe generation
No price recorded yet.
Cryfokt

4 Drive ports

+Four SATA ports for adding drives to a desktop PC
+Expansion card installs in a PCI slot
+Supports 1.5Gbps SATA connections
−Older 1.5Gbps speed limits throughput for modern drives
No price recorded yet.
Xjvqpvhhh

8 Drive ports, HBA, Internal

+Eight internal ports for connecting many drives
+IT mode for passing drives directly to the operating system
+Supports ZFS and FreeNAS setups
−Internal ports only, no external connection
No price recorded yet.
Lagmlmfge

8 Drive ports, HBA, Internal

+Eight internal ports for connecting many drives
+IT mode for passing drives directly to the operating system
+Supports ZFS and FreeNAS setups
−Internal ports only, no external connection
No price recorded yet.
Xjvqpvhhh

PCIe 3.0, HBA

+IT mode for passing drives directly to the operating system
+Supports ZFS setups without RAID
+PCIe 3.0 interface
−Not a RAID card, so it cannot build hardware RAID arrays
No price recorded yet.
Broadcom

16 Drive ports, External

+Provides 16 ports for connecting many drives
+Uses external ports for drive enclosures outside the system
+Single kit format for a straightforward single-card setup
−External ports require an external enclosure or cabling setup
No price recorded yet.
G-Technology

2 Drive ports

+Eight terabyte storage capacity
+Mini-SAS and PCIe x8 connection for high-speed transfers
+Built for video editing workloads
−Only two ports listed for connection
No price recorded yet.

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