HighPoint Manufactures the Industry's Most Comprehensive 8-Port NVMe RAID & HBA Controller Family

HighPoint Manufactures the industry Most Comprehensive 8-Port Count NVMe RAID & HBA Controller Family

HighPoint manufacturers high-port count HBA solutions for every application and platform. All PCIe Generations (PCIe 3.0 and 4.0) and NVMe form-factors are supported (M.2, E1.S, U.2/U.3), a variety of connectivity configuration are available (internal, external and hybrid), and two distinct product lines (RAID HBAs and connectivity HBAs) have been released.

HighPoint’s 8-Channel NVMe HBAs utilize the state-of-the-art PCIe switch technology to maximize transfer performance for each device port. Our Gen4 controllers features a 48-lane PCIe 4.0 switch chipset that ensures a dedicated x16 lanes of upstream bandwidth are available at all times. And importantly a dedicated x4 lanes are allocated to each NVMe channel. This combination ensures that the full 28GB/s of real-world transfer bandwidth is always on tap.

HighPoint currently manufactures three PCIe Gen4 NVMe RAID HBAs capable of directly hosting up to 8 NVMe SSDs. However, each model was designed for a specific class of NVMe media and target application.

Product Matrix

8x Port (E1.S & M.2) NVMe Host RAID Controller Matrix

Product Model	SSD7749E	SSD7749M	SSD7540	SSD7140A
Host Bus Bandwidth	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Port Type	E1.S	M.2	M.2	M.2
# of Device	8	8	8	8
Device Form factor	9.5mm, 15mm	22110	2242/2260/2280	2242/2260/2280
Device Storage Class	Data Center	Data Center	Client	Client
Controller Form factor	Dual-Width, Full-Height	Dual-Width, Full-Height	Single-Width, Full-Height	Single-Width, Full-Height
Cooling Solution	Dual-Width, fully enclosed aluminum casing with heatsink and dual low-decibel fans	Dual-Width, fully enclosed aluminum casing with heatsink and dual low-decibel fans	Full-length anodized aluminum heat sink with integrated cooling fans & thermal padding	Full-length anodized aluminum heat sink with integrated cooling fans & thermal padding
Cabling Options	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

8x Port (M.2) NVMe Connectivity HBA Matrix

Product Model	Rocket 1508	Rocket 1108
Host Bus Bandwidth	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Port Type	M.2	M.2
# of Device	8	8
Device Form factor	2242/2260/2280	2242/2260/2280
Device Storage Class	Client	Client
Controller Form factor	Single-Width, Full-Height	Single-Width, Full-Height
Cooling Solution	Full-length anodized aluminum heat sink with integrated cooling fans & thermal padding	Full-length anodized aluminum heat sink with integrated cooling fans & thermal padding
Cabling Options	n/a	n/a

8x Port (2.5” U.2/U.3) NVMe Host RAID Controller Matrix

Product Model	SSD7580B	SSD7180	SSD7184
Host Bus Bandwidth	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Port Type	U.2 (SFF-8654)	U.2 (SFF-8643)	U.2 (SFF-8643/8644)
# of Device	8	8	8
Device Form factor	2.5” U.2/U.3	2.5” U.2/U.3	2.5” U.2/U.3
Device Storage Class	DC/Enterprise	DC/Enterprise	DC/Enterprise
Controller Form factor	Single-Width, Full-Height	Dual-Width, Full-Height	Dual-Width, Full-Height
Cooling Solution	Full-length anodized aluminum heat sink with integrated cooling fans & thermal padding	Full-length anodized aluminum heat sink with integrated cooling fans & thermal padding	Full-length anodized aluminum heat sink with integrated cooling fans & thermal padding
​Cabling Options	SFF-8654 to SFF-8639/8643/8611	SFF-8654 to SFF-8639/8643/8611	SFF-8654 to SFF-8639/8643/8611/SFF-8644

8x Port (2.5” U.2/U.3) NVMe Connectivity HBA Matrix

Product Model	Rocket 1580	Rocket 1180
Host Bus Bandwidth	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
​Port Type	U.2 (SFF-8654)	U.2 (SFF-8643)
# of Device	8	8
Device Form factor	2.5” U.2/U.3	2.5” U.2/U.3
Device Storage Class	DC/Enterprise	DC/Enterprise
Controller Form factor	Single-Width, Full-Height	Dual-Width, Full-Height
Cooling Solution	Full-length anodized aluminum heat sink with integrated cooling fans & thermal padding	Full-length anodized aluminum heat sink with integrated cooling fans & thermal padding
Cabling Options	SFF-8654 to SFF-8639/8643/8611	SFF-8654 to SFF-8639/8643/8611

SSD7540 8x M.2 NVMe RAID Controller

The SSD7540 is an 8-Channel PCIe 4.0 x16 M.2 NVMe RAID HBA. It is capable of directly hosting up to 8 2240/2260/2280 form-factor M.2 SSDs in one or more RAID 0, 1 or 10 arrays and single disk configurations, at speeds up to 28GB/s.

The SSD7540 was designed to support off-the-shelf client-class M.2 SSDs, such as Samsung’s 980 PRO and KIOXIA’s XG8 series, and is an ideal solution for high-performance applications and data acquisition workflows such as an HD Video Capture platform, Security System or digital media workstation. The SSD7540’s single-width form factor enables it to be easily installed into most industry standard server and workstation platforms with a free PCIe 4.0 x16 slot.

SSD7749E 8x E1.S NVMe RAID Controller

The SSD7749E is our fastest NVMe RAID solution to date. It can support up to 8x 9.5MM or 4x 15mm DC high-endurance, high-capacity (datacenter) class E1.S NVMe SSDs in one or more RAID 0, 1 or 10 arrays and single disk configurations.

It was designed specifically to address the stringent performance, reliability and capacity requirements of high-end industrial and scientific workflows, including AI Server and Workstation applications. A single SSD7749E HBA is capable of delivering up to 28GB/s of sustained transfer performance. Customers that demand an even higher performance threshold can link a pair of SSD7749E HBAs using HighPoint’s Cross-Sync RAID technology to double storage capacity and deliver an astounding 55GB/s of transfer bandwidth.

Like the SSD7749M, the HBA’s dual-width form factor enables it to provide a purpose-built cooling solution designed to eliminate thermal throttling, and provide a service-friendly tool-less loading system for high-end E1.S media.

SSD7749M 8-Channel 22110 NVMe RAID Controller

The SSD7749M is an eight-channel 22110 M.2 NVMe RAID HBA designed for use with PCIe Gen4 and Gen5 server and workstation platforms, and is capable of supporting up to 8xDC (datacenter) class M.2 NVMe SSDs in one or more RAID 0, 1 or 10 arrays and single disk configurations. The dual-width form factor was adopted in order to implement a purpose-built cooling solution designed thermal throttling, and accommodate a novel tool-less loading system for 22110 form-factor NVMe media.

The SSD7749E is an ideal storage solution for High-End Media Workstations, Business servers and Edge Computing applications that demand an M.2 based storage solution with enterprise class features, such as PLP (power loss protection), designed to accommodate demanding 24/7 workflows while provide a high level of sustained write performance. Cross-Sync RAID technology enables a pair of SSD7749M HBAs to leverage up to 32x lanes of host bandwidth to deliver 55GB/s of sustained transfer performance.

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