Compare AMCC 8506 (8006-2LP KIT) ATA Controller to AMCC 3ware 9550SXU-4LP (9550SXU-4LP/KIT) Serial ATA Controller

When the challenge is to increase storage capacity while controlling costs, one Serial ATA (SATA) RAID controller family gives IT professionals what they need to accomplish both goals - the Escalade 8000 Series RAID controllers from 3ware. With the ability to support up to 4 controllers per system, the Escalade 8000 Series can scale capacity to over 12 TB (250 GB x 12 port x 4 controllers/system). 3ware combines an advanced non-blocking switched fabric architecture StorSwitch, with SATA drives to deliver a highly scalable hardware RAID storage solution. Each controller boasts a PCI 66MHz custom ASIC that combines an integrated RISC processor, PCI bridge (64-bit, 66MHz) and XOR RAID engine. The Escalade 8506 offers the most popular Serial ATA RAID 5 as well as Levels 0,1,10 and JBOD. In large-scale configurations, 3ware offers even higher levels of reliability with its highly integrated multi-lane controllers, the Escalade 8506-8MI and 8506-12MI. The more connections, the greater the probability of having a s Less

the 3ware 9550sx-4lp pci-x to serial ata ii raid controller delivers over 800 mb/sec raid 5 reads and exceeds 380 mb/sec raid 5 writes making it 200% faster than the industry leading 3ware 9500s raid controller. 7th generation storswitch non-blocking switch fabric technology and sophisticated sata ii features including 3 gbps transfer speed native command queuing and port multiplier support drive this unmatched performance. Less