The ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i combines uncompromised HBA functionality with basic RAID support in hardware using the PM8222 SmartIOC 2100 controller. The adapter provides high levels of storage performance and scalability. The 8-port adapter can achieve up to 1.5M IOPS (random read using 4KB blocks). Form factors PCIe low profile Controller chip Adaptec PM8222 SmartIOC 2100 Adaptec equivalent Adaptec SmartHBA 2100-8i Host interface PCIe 3.0 x8 Port interface 12 Gb SAS Number of ports 8 Port connectors 2x Mini-SAS HD x4 (SFF-8643) Drive interface SAS, SATA Drive type HDD, SSD Hot-swap drives Yes Max devices 8 RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 5 JBOD mode (HBA mode / Raw) Yes Cache None SED support Yes