Good PCI Sata Cards
- Thread starter NodeBytes
- Start date
If you're using Windows the Intel on the motherboard is the best. Most SATA cards are rubbish (the non-high end RAID ones) and limited in bandwidth.
To compare you need at least a pci-e x4 card etc and the prices don't look right at all.
Intel has caching and great random performance compared to usually Marvell based cards. It probably works well on Linux too.
To compare you need at least a pci-e x4 card etc and the prices don't look right at all.
Intel has caching and great random performance compared to usually Marvell based cards. It probably works well on Linux too.
TBH, I don't think I've ever encountered a situation where I needed a non-RAID SATA card. The motherboard in my desktop PC ( http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4383 ) has 8 SATA ports on it, and it wasn't a special or high-end model. 5 ports are in use.
When I buy cards, I stick with LSI exclusively. Not sure if they have a non-RAID model or not, though.
When I buy cards, I stick with LSI exclusively. Not sure if they have a non-RAID model or not, though.
Last edited by a moderator:
LSI do, or at least RAID0,1,10 models and don't cache.
This article applies:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/storage-controller-performance-ssd,3540.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/storage-controller-performance-ssd,3540.html
http://www.servethehome.com/ibm-serveraid-m1015-part-4/
Onboard Intel AHCI still the best for SSD, but the above LSI crossflash to HBA (non-raid) is pretty close.
*I'm assuming you need PCI-E and not PCI*
Onboard Intel AHCI still the best for SSD, but the above LSI crossflash to HBA (non-raid) is pretty close.
*I'm assuming you need PCI-E and not PCI*