Adaptec 12Gb/s PCIe Gen3 Product FamilyHigh Port Count SAS/SATA RAID Adapters(81605ZQ, 8885Q, 8885, 8805)www.adaptec.comData Sheet | Series 8 RAIDNew maxCache Plus Introduces Tiering TechnologyThe ability to assign different categories of data to different types of storage media isessential for enhancing data access (performance) while reducing overall storage costs.Adaptec maxCache Plus introduces tiering that provides virtualized pools of storageusing any block level storage device. Series 8Q products with maxCache Plus cachingand tiering are the most optimized server storage solutions in the market.Integrated Cache ProtectionThe Series 8 family continues Adaptec by PMC’s battery-free portfolio. Series 8 adapterscan be combined with the AFM-700 flash-based cache protection module (sold separately)to enable instant cache protection. New with Series 8, the Adaptec 81605ZQ has flashbackup embedded on the board, eliminating the need for a daughterboard and furtherenabling Adaptec by PMC customers to do more with less.Advanced Data Protection and Ease of UseAdvanced data protection and ease of use have not been forgotten in Series 8. AdaptecRAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum reliability with an industry-leading feature set,including all of the RAID levels the industry has come to expect, plus unique features likeFlexible Configuration modes for the adapter, Hybrid RAID, and Optimized Disk Utilization(ODU) where no available space is wasted. Adaptec’s maxView provides an HTML5 webinterface, which can be used in standard desktops and mobile browsers, for all storageconfiguration and management needs.PMC’s PM8063 RAID-on-Chip (ROC), x8 PCIe Gen3 interfacewith 12Gb/s SAS ports to enable a new generation of performance16 native SAS/SATA ports in a LP/MD2 design12Gb/s throughput with mini SAS HD connectors>700K IOPS; 6.6GB/s sequential reads, 5.2GB/s sequential writes23411342Maximum Performance for 12Gb/s EcosystemsData center, IT, and general consumer server environments have a broad range of requirements — from basic connectivity to extreme datastorage capacities. The effectiveness at which their data is accessed and protected is crucial to their ultimate success. Adaptec 12Gb/s PCIeGen3 Series 8 RAID adapters, coupled with 12Gb/s SSDs, provide maximum read/write bandwidth and IOPS for the most performance-hungrytransactional and database applications.The Series 8 family features: