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πŸ”Œ SI-PEX40142: 5-Slot M.2 B-Key SATA Base SSD Expansion Card with PCI-e 3.0 x2 Bandwidth, Requires x16 Slot Review

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Details

BrandSyba
Hardware InterfacePCI
Item Dimensions LxWxH8.5 x 4.5 x 0.3 inches
Style5 M.2 B-key Slot
Item Weight0.3 Pounds

Description of πŸ”Œ SI-PEX40142: 5-Slot M.2 B-Key SATA Base SSD Expansion Card with PCI-e 3.0 x2 Bandwidth, Requires x16 Slot

Add 5 Next generation form factor (NGFF) M.2 SATA SSDs to your computer through PCIe x16 slot. Plug and play supported, No additional software installation or setting required. Wide installation compatibility, with support for virtually all M.2 NGFF drives (22110, 2280, 2260, 2242, 2230). 2-Lane M.2 PCI-Express 3.0 interface (B key). complies with PCI Express base Specification Revision 3.1a. This card is only design for storage Use only, can not Boot any OS/ system drives. Backed by syba 3 Year hassle-free warranty and lifetime customer service.

Reviews

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Revainrating 3 out of 5

If you are looking for maximum performance from your PCIe 3.0 M.2, this is the card for you.

I bought two of these boards. Two M.2 drives can be installed on each board. They offer amazing performance on my old i7 board which only supports PCIe 2.0a. My previous M.2 board didn't have an onboard chip that looks like a PCIe line "switch" that basically allows for more use of the slot bus. The M.2 cards I installed are PCIe 3.0 x4 cards, so on my old card it would mean PCIe 2.0 x4 since the motherboard doesn't support PCIe 3.0. Since each PCIe 3.0 "lane" is twice as fast as a PCIe 2.0…

Pros
  • Not cheap but decent
Cons
  • Will do

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Works but is not a true PCIe x16 card, although physically it looks like

This review is for the dual slot version of the card with the ASMedia PCIe switching chip. I bought it hoping to get full NVMe performance on a Mac Pro 5.1. I found that the performance of this alleged x16 card is identical to the x8 card B07PRN2QCV Ableconn PEXM2-130 Dual PCIe NVMe M.2 SSDs Carrier Adapter Card - PCI Express 3.0 x8 Card Support 2X M.2 NGFF PCIe NVMe SSD for Mac and PC (ASMedia Switch ASM2824) - support for motherboards without branching. This meant I was getting around…

Pros
  • Positive only
Cons
  • I vaguely remember

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Realistic 4.5. Great support and good product so far. Just minor issues.

Summary I'd give this a 4.5, but Revain only allows me to select whole numbers and I can't justify perfection. In the end I am satisfied with the product and would buy it again. I think the manufacturer could have easily fixed the problems I was having. The support team was SUPER responsive and helpful and played a direct role in keeping me happy with the product. Installation - Requires 4 included screws. 2 to attach the NVMe stick mounts and 2 to screw into the mounts to hold the NVMe sticks.

Pros
  • Absolutely amazing!
Cons
  • Volume