Overview
OWC Accelsior 8M2
Whether it leaves you speechless in amazement or uttering colourful phrases, the Accelsior 8M2 can be summed up in one definitive sentence: it’s the fastest, highest capacity PCIe SSD in the galaxy.
Government agencies, companies, and institutions depend on rapid data processing for critical decision-making. Accelsior 8M2 meets this demand, serving as an essential tool for emergency management organisations during natural disasters.Its high-performance NVMe-based storage is crucial for processing real-time geospatial data.
In edge computing applications like industrial automation and smart retail, the Accelsior 8M2 provides consistent low-latency throughput, supporting real-time predictive analytics. With its engineering combining eight NVMe SSDs and PCIe Gen 3 speed, along with a quiet cooling fan and upgrade potential for PCIe Gen 4 systems, the Accelsior 8M2 ensures reliable performance for Mac and PC users in any scenario.
Obliterates Workflow Bottlenecks
As storage performance innovators, OWC knows that bottlenecks cramp your style. The Accelsior 8M2 was purposely created to be the fastest drive you can use in any workflow. With eight on-board NVMe SSDs and speeds up to 12,000MB/s on the PCIe Gen 3 equipped 2019 Mac Pro, video editors have the real world speed for sustaining the most demanding VFX, colour, and high-end video editing. Now you have the overhead to go faster, process more, and save almost limitlessly.
Unlimited Possibilities
Accelsior 8M2 offers performance gains in so many diverse ways that it lets you create without limits…
- Stream and edit multiple high-res video streams without a glitch
- Experiment with larger formats and be closer to final work
- Edit and store massive photo images and graphics files
- Experience faster previews, renders, and processing in VFX programs
- Keep page scenery and textures looking sharp and flowing uninterruptedly in virtual reality environments
- Ensure augmented reality visualisations look life-like
- Effortlessly store and work with multiple production libraries and applications
- Run more iterations in DevOps in less time
- Quickly offload essential data to cloud archives for more advanced IoT management
Reduces Timelines and Project Budgets
Whether you’re a Media and Entertainment production pro or a transportation logistics wizard, there’s one ever-present formula that affects your success.
There’s a priceless benefit in knowing you can work as fast as possible. Every microsecond saved adds up to money saved for your company. Case in point, a multiple Academy Awards winning film production company is currently using the best available storage technology, but still has workflow limits. Here are some of the company’s problems that could be solved by implementing the Accelsior 8M2.
SoftRAID: RAID Made Easy
Harness the full capability of your OWC drive array with the included SoftRAID XT, the most powerful, intuitive RAID management software on the market for macOS and Windows. Packed with features like drive validation, verification and failure prediction—SoftRAID includes features you simply don’t get with hardware RAID. It’s like having a data centre on your desktop! From home users looking to protect photos and documents to professionals needing to protect and quickly access projects, SoftRAID is the perfect solution.
- Revolutionary: the fastest drive available for 2019 Mac Pro, Windows or Linux computers
- Mind-blowing performance: up to 12,000MB/s real world PCIe Gen 3 speeds today
- Future upgradeable: beyond 26,000MB/s speed with PCIe Gen 4 systems
- Massive space: add up to eight SSDs for jaw-dropping storage capacity
- Bleeding edge design: utilises the full bandwidth of the latest PCIe technology
- Easy RAID: create, monitor, and manage RAID arrays with SoftRAID
- Advanced RAID capabilities: supports multiple RAID levels and RAID sets for maximum flexibility
- Quietly cool: highly efficient and quiet heat-dissipating design for consistent peak performance
- Pre-tested and certified: full burn-in for assured performance and reliability
- Plug and play: no drivers needed
Video
It’s the fastest, highest capacity PCIe SSD in the galaxy.
Compatibility
Compatible with the devices listed below.
Mac Pro
Specifications
- Standard Mechanism
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- 8 x 240GB OWC Aura P12 Pro NVMe M.2 SSD
- OWC reserves the right to replace or upgrade to equivalent or better components
- Capacity
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- 1920GB useable capacity
- Total flash memory components: 2048GB
- 128GB allocated to real-time data redundancy and error correction
- Formatted Capacity
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- 1788 GiB
- Storage Interface
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- PCIe 4.0 x16, NVMe 1.3
- Card Interface
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- PCIe
- Card Form Factor
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- Full length; full height
- PCIe Lanes
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- x 16
- PCIe Slots
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- x 16
- PCIe Bandwidth Allocation
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- Advanced switch: a total of sixteen lanes of bandwidth are available with any single drive using up to four lanes max
- PCIe Version
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- PCI Express 4.0
- NAND Flach Components
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- Triple-level cell (TLC) 3D NAND flash
- Mac OS Compatability
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- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
- macOS 10.14 Mojave
- macOS 10.15 Catalina
- macOS 11.x Big Sur
- macOS 12.x Monterey
- PC OS Compability
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- Windows 10 32-bit edition
- Windows 10 64-bit edition
- Windows server 2016
- Number of Bays
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- 8
- Drive Bays
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- 8 bays supporting: M.2 drives
- Supports NVMe M.2 2280 "M Key" SSDs via (8) PCIe 4.0 x4 slots
- Dimensions
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- H: 127 x L: 325 x W: 22 mm
- Weight
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- 806 g
What's in the box?
- 1 x OWC Accelsior 8M2
- 1 x Quick Start Guide
- 1 x SoftRAID XT
- 1 x Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office 1 Year Subscription
Warranty
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
Part Number
- OWCSSDACL8M202T