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Green circuit board with eight internal SAS ports and gold PCI Express edge connector

Supermicro

Supermicro AOC-S3008L-L8E 12Gb/s 8-port SAS expansion card

SKU CH-3B4Z-DVY22 MPN AOC-S3008L-L8E

Adds eight internal SAS ports with 12 Gb/s throughput and MegaRAID support for up to 1024 devices

  • External USB portsPCI Express
  • 8 internal SAS ports for dense storage connectivity
  • 12 Gb/s SAS controller delivers high-throughput RAID performance
  • PCI Express 3.0 host interface provides increased bandwidth
  • LSI SAS 3008 processor with Fusion-MPT optimises RAID operations
  • Supports 1024 devices in HBA IT mode

Eight-port 12Gb/s SAS controller

The Supermicro AOC-S3008L-L8E is a plug-in card that adds eight internal SAS ports to a server or workstation. It uses an LSI SAS 3008 I/O processor with Fusion-MPT for RAID acceleration. The board targets administrators who need hardware RAID or HBA functionality across multiple drives.

PCI Express 3.0 host interface

Bandwidth is limited to the PCI Express 3.0 host interface, which caps total throughput below the combined peak of eight 12Gb/s lanes. In IT mode the firmware supports up to 1024 attached devices, but the bus remains the bottleneck for sustained multi-drive workloads.

Low-profile plug-in card

The card measures 2.7 by 6.6 inches and fits a low-profile bracket, allowing installation in dense chassis. Eight internal SAS connectors are mounted along the edge, simplifying cable routing to backplanes. RoHS-6 certification confirms restricted-substance compliance.

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Price $228.99
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Specifications

Product
Brand nameSUPERMICRO
Ports & slots
External USB portsPCI Express

Questions about this item

Should I pick the 8-port version or look for a card with fewer ports?

The card provides eight internal SAS ports, so choose it when you need to connect up to eight drives or backplanes directly.

What does the 12 Gb/s rating deliver inside a live server?

Each port can transfer data at up to 12 Gb/s, giving high throughput for SAS SSDs or HDDs attached to the eight internal connectors.

How does the PCI Express 3.0 host interface limit real-world speed?

The PCIe 3.0 host link caps total bandwidth to the slot's lane count, so overall throughput cannot exceed what that generation and width provide.

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