- Utran’s PCIE 5.0 card contains 28 m.2 SSD, reaching a total capacity of 224 to
- Delivers a 109 GB / s reading speed using Broadcom Switch and advanced cooling
- Ideal for IA workloads, but exaggerated for most business storage needs
Utran Technology introduced a new additional PCIe 5.0 card which looks more like a GPU than a storage solution.
Unveiled on Computex 2025, the device can host up to 28 NVME Gen5 M.2 SSD 8TB in a single slit, offering a sequential reading speed of 109 GB / S and a total storage capacity of 224 TB.
Two versions of the host card 28x M.2: HM-5281A and HM-5282A will be available-both use the Broadcom atlasii PEX89144 switch to manage the internal bandwidth and connectivity. The HM-5281A uses a single link upstream PCIe Gen5 X16, while the HM-5282A double this with two X16 links, which bringing the total bandwidth up to 1024 GT / s.
Surprised hot blunder support
Cooling goes through a high pressure fan and radiator combo. Although it has a dense imprint, the arrangement is designed for Rack scale deployment. In theory, eight cards could provide nearly 1.8 pb of flash in a single server.
The two models operate on an EPS 8 -pin connector and support the hot surprise socket, which means that the system can detect and manage the 28 m.2 even if they are unexpectedly exchanged. This is particularly useful for dynamic tests or environments. However, you should take care to do it in the deployments of the real world, especially since the card itself is not hot.
The 28X M.2 host card also lacks power loss protection at the card level, so you must count on SSDs that include their own guarantees.
However, the card supports USB terminal control for firmware updates and system monitoring.
Supported operating systems include Windows, Windows Server and Linux, which makes it relatively flexible in the software.
It is difficult to challenge the gross numbers – 109 GB / s reading speed and the latency of fewer milliseconds are undoubtedly impressive – but apart from certain cases of use of HPC or AI, it is frankly difficult to see a large audience. Even in dense environments, this level of performance could exceed most storage needs.
Utran says that he plans to start shipping his 28x M.2 host card in the summer of 2025.
Via Tom material
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