Description
Sonnet McFiver PCIe Card - Multifunction Adapter Card with Dual M.2 NVMe SSD Slots, 10Gb Ethernet, and Two 10Gbps USB-C Ports
Key Features
- Multiple Functions, One Card
- Two High Performance M.2 NVMe SSD Slots
- No SSD Thermal Throttling
- One 10GBASE-T Ethernet Port
- Supports NBASE-T Ethernet Technology
- AVB-Compliant Ethernet
- Two 10Gbps USB-C Ports
- Advanced USB 3.2 Gen 2 Controller, Full 10Gbps Per Port
- Advanced USB Data Traffic Management
- Powered USB Ports
- Protected USB Power Delivery
- Great for Use in Thunderbolt Expansion Systems
- Mac, Windows, and Linux Compatible
- 2-year Product Warranty
- Free Lifetime Customer Technical Support
- Designed in the USA
Multiple Functions. High Performer at Each One – Only multifunction PCIe adapter card with M.2 NVMe storage, 10Gb Ethernet, and 10Gbps USB-C connectivity.
Are you looking to add SSD storage, ultra-high-speed Ethernet connectivity, or high-performance USB-C® ports to your setup? Or all three? Even in computers with multiple expansion card slots, installing three adapter cards to get the interfaces you need may not be feasible. Sonnet’s engineers designed a truly unique solution — the McFiver™ PCIe® Card. Mac, Windows, and Linux compatible, this professional, multifunction adapter includes five interfaces — this is the only adapter card to feature dual M.2 NVMe SSD slots, one RJ45 10Gb Ethernet port, and two 10Gbps USB-C ports, fitting them all on a standard full-height PCIe card.
One PCIe x8 Slot is all You Need
Install the McFiver PCIe Card into an available x8 PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 slot to obtain maximum performance in your computer. No PCIe card slots in your computer, but Thunderbolt ports outside? The McFiver provides great performance, a lot of connectivity, and is ideal for use in an Echo™ Thunderbolt™ to PCIe card expansion system with an available full-height x8 card slot. The combo enables you to take advantage or all that the McFiver has to offer with any compatible Mac (M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, Intel®), Windows, or Linux computer with Thunderbolt ports.
Dual M.2 NVMe SSD Slots – Add Up to 16TB of SSD Storage
McFiver PCIe Card provides mass SSD storage capability on a PCIe card. Dual M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD slots support up to 16TB internal high performance storage expansion (SSDs sold separately), enabling you to save and access your data fast, and effortlessly store large files and media libraries.
If super high-speed data transfers are critical to your work, you need an NVMe SSD-based upgrade. Installed on the McFiver PCIe Card, a single NVMe PCIe SSD can deliver tremendous performance — up to 3400 MB/s read and write sustained data transfers — but the McFiver enables you to mount two of them. Formatted as a RAID 0 set, two SSDs can achieve sustained transfers up to 6600 MB/s read and write. No matter how you use it, you’ll love the speed.*
10Gb Ethernet Port – Blazing-Fast 10GBASE-T Connectivity
The increasing demand for wired network bandwidth has pushed 10Gb Ethernet (10GbE) into the mainstream. It’s not just for use in software development, postproduction, and shared storage workflows where speed is critical — there’s increasing need for it in workflows of all kinds and businesses of all sizes. Very affordable 10GbE switches have reduced the cost of upgrading, but many computers don’t natively support 10GbE — the McFiver PCIe Card can get you connected. The cFiver is equipped with one RJ45 port that enables you to connect your computer to 10GbE infrastructure via Cat 6A cabling at up to 100 meters.
Two 10Gbps USB 3.2 Type-C Ports
High Performance USB 3.2 Gen 2 Controller – 10Gbps USB 3.2 controller can concurrently deliver full 10Gbps bandwidth through both ports.
Broad USB Device Support
The McFiver PCIe Card offers hot-pluggable and hot-swappable device connection support with automatic device configuration, and works with all USB-IF compliant USB peripherals.
Did you know that that there are less expensive competitors cards on the market but none of the competitors have what Sonnet has:
A heat sink that is designed specifically to ensure that there is no thermal throttling which is reducing the speed of the data transfer when you need it most.
When you transfer data with large files (during those times the card heats up the most)
We have a high capacity controller that is supported by 8 lanes of PCIE giving maximum bandwidth to each card and enabling up to 6600MB/s.
Package Contents
- McFiver PCIe Card
- Documentation
*Internal SSD performance will vary based on the type and number of SSDs used, plus the host computer's CPU speed
Mac Compatibility | Mac Pro® 14,8 (2023) Mac Pro 7,1 (2019) macOS 12+ macOS Sonoma compatible |
Windows Compatibility | Windows computer with available x8 PCIe slot Windows 11 and 10 Windows Server 2022, 2019 |
Linux Compatibility | Linux computer with available x8 PCIe slot Linux Kernel 5.4+ |
Thunderbolt PCIe Expansion System Compatibility(*) |
Mac computer with Thunderbolt ports via a Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 2 to PCIe card expansion system with available x8 PCIe card slot. Windows 10 computer with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports via a Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe card expansion system with available x8 PCIe card slot. Windows 11 is not currently supported. We are working with Microsoft to resolve the issue. Linux computer with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports via a Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe card expansion system with available x8 PCIe card slot. |
M.2 NVMe SSDs Compatibility | For a list of compatible NVMe SSDs, see the following PDF |
Part Number | G10E-USBC-M2-E |
Warranty | 2-year |
Form Factor | Full-height x8 PCIe card |
Bus Interface | PCI Express 3.0 x8 |
M.2 SSD Sockets Specifications | Internal Connectors Two M-keyed (NVMe) M.2 slots |
SSDs Supported(**) | M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe SSDs NVMe SSDs Compatibility PDF |
macOS Boot Support | Only from a single SSD (not RAIDed) Mac Pro 7,1 Any Thunderbolt Mac |
Windows/Linux Boot Support | No |
RAID Support | macOS, Windows, Linux RAID 0 or 1 |
NVMe Support | Yes |
S.M.A.R.T. Status Data Reporting Support | Yes |
10Gb Ethernet Port Specifications - External Connectors | One RJ45 port 10GbE Controller - Marvell AQC113S |
Network Support | 10GBASE-T (100 meters using Cat 6A cabling; 55 meters using Cat 6 cabling) 5GBASE-T(***), 2.5GBASE-T(3),1000BASE-T (100 meters using Cat5e [or better] cabling) |
Packets | Maximum packet size: 16352 bytes (jumbo frames); 9000 bytes under macOS |
Data Rates Supported | 10 Gb/s, 5 Gb/s, 2.5 Gb/s, 1 Gb/s, 100 Mb/s |
Advanced Features | Flow control support MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts) RSS (Receive-Side Scaling) Interrupt coalescing Multicast filtering Energy-Efficient Ethernet (IEEE 802.3az) 64-bit address support for systems using more than 4GB of physical memory Wake-on-LAN support |
Stateless Offloads | TCP, UDP, and IPv4 checksum offloading TSO (TCP Segmentation Offload, AKA Large Send Offload) LRO (Large Receive Offload) RSS (Receiver Side Scaling) |
USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Ports Specifications | Peripherals Supported Industry standard USB 3.2 Gen 1, Gen 2 and 2x2; USB 3.1 Gen 1 and 2; USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.1 Thunderbolt-only peripherals are NOT supported Bus-Powered Peripherals Supported HD, SSD, SSD RAID, etc. 7.5W (5V @ 1.5A) per port advertised using USB Type-C Charging Cables Supported USB-C (10Gbps) USB4 Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 3 (≤ 0.8 meter) USB 3 Chipset ASMedia 3142 USB Standard Complies with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface), EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface), and xHCI (eXtensible Host Controller Interface) standards UASP USB attached SCSI protocol supported under macOS 12+, Windows 11 and 10 Hot Plug Supports hot-pluggable and hot swappable device connection Boot Support Booting not supported via devices attached to USB-C ports |
Operating Temperatures | 0ºC to 35ºC (32ºF to 95ºF) |
Compliance | RoHS 3 (Directive 2015/863) IEC62368-1 and IEC62368-2 Safety |
Package Contents | McFiver PCIe Card Documentation |
Technical Notes |
* Performance in a Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion system limited by maximum 40Gbps Thunderbolt PCIe bandwidth of 2800 MB/s. PCIe bandwidth of Thunderbolt 2 is about half the bandwidth. ** You may install one SSD now and add a second one later without needing to reformat the existing one. Only 2280 (80mm — the most common length) length M.2 SSDs are supported. M.2 SSDs longer or shorter than 80mm don’t fit.
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Compatibility
2019 | MacPro7,1 - A1991 - EMC3203
2023 | Mac14,8 - A2786 - EMC8163 - M2 Ultra
macOS 12+
macOS Sonoma compatible
Windows Compatibility
Windows computer with available x8 PCIe slot
Windows 11 and 10
Windows Server 2022, 2019
Linux Compatibility
Linux computer with available x8 PCIe slot
Linux Kernel 5.4+
Thunderbolt PCIe Expansion System Compatibility(1)
Mac computer with Thunderbolt ports via a Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 2 to PCIe card expansion system with available x8 PCIe card slot.
Windows 10 computer with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports via a Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe card expansion system with available x8 PCIe card slot. Windows 11 is not currently supported. We are working with Microsoft to resolve the issue.
Linux computer with Thunderbolt 4 or Thunderbolt 3 ports via a Thunderbolt 3 to PCIe card expansion system with available x8 PCIe card slot.