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Perfect example: The NEW Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe Card. Apple includes it in a list of 'blessed' PCIe boards for the 2019 Mac Pro, but it also works in the 2010 - 2012 Mac Pro. Because of the 2010 Mac Pro's PCIe bus speed limit, we observed that three striped 970 PRO modules transferred as fast as four. Though the upcoming 2019 Mac Pro is a perfect platform for the Sonnet M.2 4x4 PCIe Card, the 'obsolete' Mac Pro tower can clearly benefit from the increased storage speed it provides. Though the PCIe 3.0 x16 slots in the 2019 Mac Pro are capable of up to 12,000 MB/s, the PCIe 2.0 x16 slots in the 2010 Mac Pro are limited to 6000MB/s. A PCI Express card exclusively for Mac Pro, Afterburner can be installed in any full-length slot, but it delivers maximum capability in a PCIe x16 slot. Compatible with Mac Pro (current generation) PCI Express x16 card Accelerates ProRes and ProRes RAW codec in Final Cut Pro X, QuickTime Player X, and supported third-party.
Adds Ultra-Fast SSDs to Your System—Mounts four M.2 NVME SSDs (sold separately) in your computer’s, or Thunderbolt expansion chassis' x16 PCIe slot
High-Performance PCIe Interface—PCI Express 3.0 x16 host bus interface for high-performance applications
Superior Performance—Concurrent data transfers speeds up to 12,000 MB/sec(3)
Great Way to Add Up to 8TB of M.2 SSD Storage to Computers with Thunderbolt—Perfect for use in Sonnet's Echo™ Express III-D, Echo Express III-R, xMac™ mini Server, xMac Pro Server, and Thunderbolt expansion systems
RAID Support—Supports macOS and Windows RAID 0; macOS supports RAID 5 with the addition of SoftRAID
macOS Boot Support—Supports booting from a single (non-RAIDed) attached SSD
Concatenation (Span) Support—Supports creating a single, large volume that spans all four SSDs under Mac, Windows, or Linux
NVMe Compliant SSDs—Typically no drivers required(4)
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S.M.A.R.T. Support—Supports S.M.A.R.T. data reporting
Smart Fan—The fan is temperature-controlled and spins only when and as fast as needed, minimizing audible noise
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