PRODUCT BRIef entry-Level Intel RAID RS3 Controller Portfolio Entry-level Intel RAID RS3 Controller Family 12Gb/s connectivity and basic data protection RAID matters. Rely on Intel RAID. Cost-effective 12Gb/s SAS-3 with Mirroring, Striping, JBOD and RAID 5 OptionsEntry-level Intel RAID RS3 Controller 12Gb/s SAS-3 technology for connectivity and basic data protection As big data continues to increase exponentially and becomes the foundation that supports productivity, growth and innovation, organizations require a higher performance storage solution. Now with Intel RAID RS3 controllers, powered by LSI technology, organizations can achieve a higher level of storage performance designed to meet the demands of I/O-intensive applications, cloud datacenters and virtualized server environments. By utilizing Intel RAID RS3 controllers as a basis for their storage infrastructure, businesses can achieve more than 1 million IOPs in JBOD mode, accelerating 1 business-critical applications in enterprise, Web and cloud datacenters. 12Gb/s SAS-3 technology doubles the available bandwidth of current 6Gb/s SAS solutions unlocking the full potential of PCI express 3.0-based systems and solid-state storage solutions. The greatly improved throughput and I/O processing capabilities maximize link utilization thereby supporting the highest performance SSD and increased scaling of traditional hard disk drives. The entry-level Intel RAID RS3 controllers provides powerful performance and scalability without relying on system resources for RAID 0,1,1e. While many other SAS controllers utilize large RAID software stacks between the host CPU and controller, the Intel RAID RS3 family uses the embedded CPU in the LSI 3008 ASIC to perform RAID 0,1 and 1E/10 operations. The ultra-thin driver affords low RAID overhead for high host CPU offload with excellent read/write performance. Plus, Intel RAID RS3 controllers offer backwards compatibility, which can enhance the performance of 3Gb/s and 6Gb/s infrastructures. f urthermore, the Intel RAID RS3 controllers deliver scalability, with support for up to 244 physical devices, multiple RAID arrays and industry-leading interoperability. Did you know that by replacing older products with Intel RAID RS3 controllers organizations can achieve more than 1 million IOPs in JBOD mode, which can significantly accelerate 1 critical applications Why Intel RAID controller RS3 family High throughput with 12Gb/s SAS data transfer rates 1 Supports solutions with over 1M IOPs Optimized drivers support multiple operating systems with low overhead Intel documentation and support provide ease of mind and enable low TCO