Rocket 1608A – PCIe Gen5 x16 to 8-M.2x4 NVMe Switch AIC

The Rocket 1608A 8-Channel NVMe Switch AIC is an ultra-compact high-density, M.2 NVMe storage connectivity solution capable of delivering up to 64GB/s of Gen5 transfer bandwidth industry-standard x86 workstation and server platforms. Each AIC can directly host up to eight 2280 form factor M.2 SSDs, which removes the need for internal drive bays and cabling accessories.

Key Features:

• 8-Dedicated PCIe 5.0 device channels

• Directly Supports up to 8x M.2 NVMe SSDs (up to 2280 FF)

• High-Performance 48-Lane Gen5 Switch Architecture: x16 lanes of dedicated upstream & x4 lanes of downstream bandwidth for each device channel

• Delivers 64GB/s of Bandwidth & Real-world Sustained transfer speeds up to 56,000MB/s

• Advanced PCIe Gen5 Cooling Solution

• Hardware Secure Boot

• Plug & Play Installation for any OS with Native NVMe driver support