406-BBDL Dell 9300-8e 8Port Serial Attached Scsi 12gbps Hba External Controller Low Profile

This Dell HBA features a PCI-E (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) 3.0 X8 interface. PCI-E is a high-speed data transfer protocol that is used to connect peripherals to a computer. The 3.0 version of PCI-E provides faster data transfer rates compared to earlier versions, with a maximum transfer rate of 8 gigatransfers per second (GT/s) per lane. The X8 interface provides eight lanes of data transfer, allowing the HBA to provide high-speed data transfer rates between the server or computer and the SAS hard drives.