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Product Description
In computers equipped with multiple expansion card slots, every slot holds significant value, as there may not be enough space to install two 4‑port adapter cards. The Sonnet Allegro Pro USB‑C 8‑Port PCIe Card is the first of its kind to offer eight high-performance USB‑C ports, all neatly arranged on a standard full-height PCIe card bracket. The ports are strategically spaced to allow for the connection of eight cables, including USB-C male to USB‑A female adapters.
THE MOST CAPABLE 10GBPS USB CARD
Equipped with NVMe SSDs, the fastest USB 3.2 Gen 2 drives available can transfer data at incredible speeds. Chances are your computer has few ports capable of supporting their full performance. Upgrade your workflow in a major way by installing Allegro Pro USB‑C 8‑Port PCIe Card in your Mac Pro, Windows, or Linux computer; or Echo III Thunderbolt Expansion System to support up to eight NVMe USB drives at maximum performance(1), no power adapters needed. Add eight 10GBPS USB-C ports to computers without ports (with an Allegro card installed in a Thunderbolt expansion system) and desktop computers with an x16 PCIe slot.
HIGH SPEED SIMULTANEOUS TRANSFERS
Many multi‑port USB cards are simple hubs that split a single USB controller’s bandwidth between all its ports, which limits their performance when two or more devices are connected and operating. When installed in a computer’s PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 slot, Allegro card supports eight simultaneous 10 Gbps transfers. It is ideal for transferring data from multiple drives to the computer (and from drive to drive) — data transfers from a single USB 3.2 NVMe SSD device at up to 1000 MBps. Compared to using a USB 3.1 Gen 1 or USB 3.0 adapter card, transfers complete in half the time!
ADVANCED BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE
Sonnet’s Allegro card boasts an advanced architecture that delivers a full 10 Gbps bandwidth to each port. It achieves this by allowing each USB controller to access two lanes of PCIe 3.0 through an x8 PCIe 3.0 bridge chip and employing sophisticated data traffic management techniques to prevent bandwidth congestion. By offering full‑bandwidth PCIe bridging to four controllers and effectively managing traffic, this Sonnet card stands out as the highest-performing USB 3.2 Gen 2 PCIe card ever created.