Compatibility Charts

Sonnet Tempo SATA PCIe Cards Comparison Chart

The following chart illustrates the various features and comparisons of Sonnet's Tempo line of PCIe SATA cards for Mac and Windows desktop computers with PCIe slots.

Tempo SATA PCIe Cards
	Tempo SATA E4i	Tempo SATA E2P	Tempo SATA Pro 6Gb PCIe 2.0	Tempo SATA Pro 6Gb 4-Port	Tempo SSD	Tempo SSD Pro
Ports	4 internal	2 external	2 external	4 external	2 internal 3.5" SSD	2 intneral 3.5" SSD
SATA Speed	3 Gb/s	3 Gb/s	6 Gb/s	6 Gb/s	6 Gb/s	6 Gb/s
PCIe Generation & Lanes	PCIe 1.1 x4	PCIe 1.1 x1	PCIe 2.0 x1	PCIe 2.0 x4	PCIe 2.0 x2	PCIe 2.0 x4
OS Compatibility
OS X	10.4+	10.4+	10.4+	10.4+	10.4+	10.4+
Windows	8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003	8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003	8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003	8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003	8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003	8, 7, Vista, XP, Server: 2012, 2008 R2, 2008, 2003
Mac Compatibility
Mac Desktop	Power Mac G5(1)	Mac Pro, Xserve, Power Mac G5	Mac Pro, Xserve, Power Mac G5	Mac Pro, Xserve, Power Mac G5	Mac Pro, Xserve(2), Power Mac G5	Mac Pro, Power Mac G5
PC Compatibility
PC Desktop	PC (with PCIe slots)	PC (with PCIe slots)(3)	PC (with PCIe slots)	PC (with PCIe slots)(3)	PC (with PCIe slots)	PC (with PCIe slots)
Drive Performance
One Drive Performance
Read	255 MB/s	125 MB/s	375 MB/s	500 MB/s	500 MB/s	500 MB/s
Write	215 MB/s	115 MB/s	350 MB/s	420 MB/s	420 MB/s	420 MB/s
Two Drive RAID 0 Performance
Read	520 MB/s	150 MB/s	380 MB/s	960 MB/s	660 MB/s	960 MB/s
Write	400 MB/s	175 MB/s	360 MB/s	810 MB/s	540 MB/s	810 MB/s
Four Drive RAID 0 Performance
Read	730 MB/s			1210 MB/s		1710 MB/s(4)
Write	630 MB/s			985 MB/s		1320 MB/s(4)
Boot Support
Windows 8, 7, Server (2012)(5)		√	√	√	√	√
OS X 10.6.8+(6)				√	√	√
Port Multiplier Aware
Windows 8, 7	N/A	√	√	√	N/A	N/A
OS X 10.8+	N/A		√	√	N/A	N/A
Hot Plug Drive
OS X	√	√	√	√	√	√
Windows 8, 7
Optical Drive Support
Optical Drive Support		√	√	√	N/A	N/A
Low Price Card and Bracket
Low Profile Card and Bracket		√	√
Thunderbolt Compatibility
Thunderbolt Compatible OS X	√	√	√	√	√	√
Drive Performance Over Thunderbolt
One Drive Performance
Read	Not Rated	Not Rated	370 MB/s	450 MB/s	450 MB/s	450 MB/s
Write	Not Rated	Not Rated	350 MB/s	330 MB/s	330 MB/s	330 MB/s
Two Drive RAID 0 Performance
Read	Not Rated	Not Rated	375 MB/s	700 MB/s	600 MB/s	700 MB/s
Write	Not Rated	Not Rated	360 MB/s	560 MB/s	380 MB/s	560 MB/s
Other Features
Locking Connectors	N/A	√	√	√	N/A	N/A
Compatible with PCIe 3.0 Slots	√		√
RoHS Compliant	√	√	√	√	√	√
Spread Spectrum Clocking	√	√	√	√	√	√
S.M.A.R.T. Data Reporting	√	√	√	√	√	√
Warranty	1 Year	1 Year	5 Years	5 Years	1 Year	5 Years

Technical Notes

1. Supports three additional internal drives with Sonnet's G5 Jive.
2. Only one SSD fits in Xserve.
3. Not compatible with PCIe 3.0 slots.
4. Using two Sonnet Tempo SSD Pro cards in a Mac Pro.
5. Windows will not boot from a RAID 0.
6. Mac Pro 3,1 (early 2008) and newer; or any Thunderbolt Mac.