Add two fast, high-capacity 2.5" U.2 SFF-8639 NVMe SSDs to your desktop computer with the Sonnet Fusion Dual U.2 SSD PCIe Cardfrom Sonnet, which fits into a full-height, full-length PCIe 3.0 x16 slot on your host Windows, Mac, or Linux system. This card operates electrically at PCIe 3.0 x8, so each drive receives four lanes of PCIe 3.0 bandwidth, which allows for read speeds of up to 6250 MB/s and write speeds of up to 6000 MB/s in RAID 0. If you don't need the performance boost of RAID 0, RAID 1 is available, which provides data redundancy, as are non-RAID modes.

The Fusion Dual may also be used in external Thunderbolt enclosures with a full-height, full-length PCIe 3.0 x16 slot at speeds up to 2750 MB/s. Intel and M1 Mac users may use the Fusion Dual with Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt 3, while Windows and Linux users will need Thunderbolt 3.

Supports Dual 2.5" U.2 NVMe SSDs    PCIe 3.0 x16 Interface    Supports Read Speeds up to 6250 MB/s    Supports Write Speeds up to 6000 MB/s    Supports RAID 0, 1, and Non-RAID    Full-Height, Full-Length PCIe Card    Compatible with Thunderbolt Enclosures    Windows, Mac, and Linux Compatible

Do you need more storage capacity for your computer? Is super high-speed throughput plus maximum IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second) performance critical to your work? U.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs deliver both. Sonnet's Fusion Dual U.2 SSD PCIe Card enables you to upgrade your system in a flash, mounting two enterprise class U.2 SSDs in a single full-length PCIe 3.0 x16 card slot, with no separate power or data cables, drive adapters, or mounting trays required.

U.2 SSDs and 2.5" SATA drives look similar. They even share the same general dimensions and mounting screw hole placement, but their connectors are different, and so is their performance. Unlike SATA drives, U.2 NVMe SSDs interface with your computer's PCIe bus, enabling them to perform seven times as fast.

Current PCIe 3.0 U.2 SSDs deliver sustained performance of up to 3500 MB/s read and 3500 MB/s write, or about seven times the performance of the fastest SATA SSDs.

U.2 SSDs are good for for storing large video projects. Sonnet's Fusion Dual U.2 SSD PCIe Card will support bigger SSDs as they become available.

Install the Fusion Dual U.2 SSD PCIe Card with your SSDs into your system and configure the SSDs as a RAID 0 set for read speeds of up to 6250 MB/s and write speeds of up to 6000 MB/s.

The Fusion Dual U.2 SSD PCIe Card is a full-height, full-length PCIe 3.0 card with an x16 (x8 electrical) interface, designed to support full performance from two U.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs.

The Fusion Dual devotes four lanes of PCIe 3.0 bandwidth to each installed SSD.

A specific motherboard or specific SSDs are not required to support RAID features. Also, no PCIe bifurcation is required.

Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible.

Connect and mount two U.2 SSDs directly to the card, with no power or data cables, adapters, or mounting trays required.

Supports RAID 0 and 1 configurations in Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Supports booting from a single (non-RAIDed) attached SSD.

Mac Pro 5,1 users can install macOS on one SSD to create an incredibly fast boot drive and use the other installed SSD as a fast media storage or scratch drive. The Fusion Dual U.2 SSD PCIe Card makes it possible.

Unlike M.2 SSDs, which require heatsinks to be attached to enable stable performance, U.2 SSDs are designed with their cases acting as heatsinks, which means that installation is much easier. As a result, the Fusion Dual U.2 SSD PCIe Card doesn't need a fan to keep the SSDs cool enough to enable them to maintain their high performance.

Got a Thunderbolt connection, but no PCIe card slot? Sonnet's Fusion Dual U.2 SSD PCIe Card is made for use in one of their Thunderbolt 3 expansion systems that accept full-length PCIe cards. The combo enables you to add two U.2 NVMe SSDs to any Mac computer with Thunderbolt 2 or Thunderbolt 3 ports, or Windows or Linux computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports at speeds up to 2750 MB/s.

NVMe compliance ensures that integrating a Fusion Dual U.2 SSD PCIe Card into your system is easy, as the necessary drivers are installed automatically. The Fusion card uses your computer'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.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is this PCIe gen 4 (4.0)? Or is it 3.0? Can I get full PCIe 4.0 speeds out of my Sabrent Rocket 4? (My motherboard supports 4.0.)

A: Sabrent has not provided a spec for the PCIe generation used in the Sabrent EC-PCIE. PCIe is both backward and forward compatible, so the EC-PCIE will be compatible with either PCIe 3.0 or 4.0.

Q: 2. Which ssd should i use on M2D18 for my Synology NAS DS1517+?

A: Per Synology's compatibility chart for the DS1517+, you can use the Samsung EVO 860 series and WD Red SA500 series SATA M.2 modules with the M2D18.

Q: 3. I have an HP Envy 795-0030qd CTO computer with a 844c Berks motherboard that has a PCIe x16 slot. 1. Will this adapter work in my computer? 2. Will this adapter work with a Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB M.2 SSD? I have a Samsung 970 EVO 2 TB installed in the M.2 slot as the boot drive and would like a second to clone my boot drive.

A: Yes, the Sabrent NVMe M.2 SSD to PCIe Adapter Card with Aluminum Heatsink will work with HP Envy 795-0030qd CTO computer with a 844c Berks motherboard and the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB M.2 SSD.

Q: 4. Will this work on a M2 Mac Pro and a QNAP TS-1655?

A: The Sonnet Twin25G Dual 25G SFP28 PCIe Adapter Card (B&H # SOG25E2XE3) is compatible with the Apple Mac Pro M2, but the QNAP TS-1655 is not compatible with the PCIe card. A compatible option for the QNAP TS-1655 is the QNAP QXG-25G2SF-E810, B&H # QNQXG25SFE81 (https://bhpho.to/3ZvDsfX).

Q: 5. Will this work with A Dell Optiplex 9020 MT Computer?

A: Yes, the Sabrent NVMe M.2 SSD to PCIe Adapter Card with Aluminum Heatsink will be fully compatible with your Optiplex 9020 MT.

Q: 6. What's the maximum size SSDs that it can accept?

A: The maximum size of SSD the QNAP QM2-2P10G1TB Dual M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD & 10GbE Expansion Card can accept is dictated by the parent device it is being installed into. Even within those devices, different amounts of on board system RAM can affect those maximum amounts.

Q: 7. will this work on Magma EB3T ExpressBox 3T? https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/889096-REG/Magma_eb3t_Three_Slot_Thunderbolt_to_PCI.html

A: No this card would not be compatible.

Q: 8. This is a PCie 3.0 x 4 Card. Will it work with (a) QNAP TVS-h874T BH #QNTVSH874732 and (b) QNAP TS-AI642-8G BH #QNTSAI6428GU ?

A: Yes, the QNAP QM2-2P10G1TB Dual M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSD & 10GbE Expansion Card, (B&H # QNM22P10G1TB), is compatible with the QNAP TVS-h874T 8-Bay NAS Enclosure, (B&H # QNTVSH874732).

Q: 9. Will this work with the ASUS P9X79WS motherboard?

A: Yes, the Sabrent NVMe M.2 SSD to PCIe Adapter Card with Aluminum Heatsink is compatible with the ASUS P9X79WS motherboard.

Q: 10. Does this PCI card work with Windows 11?

A: The Sonnet M.2 4x4 Silent PCIe 3.0 x16 Card for NVMe SSDs (BH #SOFSSSD44E3S) is compatible with Windows 11.