- UTRANS PCIE 5.0 -CARD HAS 28 M.2 SSDs that reach a total 224TB capacity
- Delivers 109 GB/s reading speed using Broadcom -Switch and Advanced Cooling
- Ideal for AI workloads, but excessive for most corporate storage needs
Utran technology has introduced a new PCIE 5.0 add-on card that feels more like a GPU than a storage solution.
Completed in Computex 2025, the unit may host up to 28 NVME Gen5 M.2 8TB SSDs in a single slot that delivers 109 GB/s sequential reading speed and a total storage capacity of 224TB.
Two versions of 28x M.2 Host Card: HM-5281A and HM-5282A will be available beer User Broadcom Atlasii PEX89144 contact to handle internal bandwidth and connection. HM-5281A uses a single PCIE Gen5 X16 Upstream Link, while HM-5282A doubles it with two X16 links, which brings total bandwidth up to 1024 GT/s.
Surprise Hot Plug Support
Cooling comes via a high -pressure fan and radiator commodity. Although it has a close footprint, the layout is built for rack-scale implementation. In theory, eight cards could deliver nearly 1.8 pb flash inside a single server.
Both models run on an EPS 8-pole connector and support Surprise Hot Plug, which means the system can detect and manage the 28 M.2 drives, even if unexpectedly swapped. This is especially useful for testing or dynamic environments. You will have to take care to do it in the real world implementations, especially since the card itself is not hot-swappable.
28x M.2 Host Card also lacks card level protection, so you will have to rely on SSDs that include their own protective measures.
However, the card supports USB terminal control for firmware updates and system monitoring.
Supported operating systems include Windows, Windows Server and Linux, making it relatively flexible at the software level.
It is difficult to argue with the raw numbers – 109 GB/s reading speed and latency during milliseconds are undoubtedly impressive – but outside certain HPC or AI use cases, it is honestly difficult to see a wide audience. Even in close environments, this level of benefit may surpass most storage needs.
Utran says it plans to start sending his 28x M.2 host card in the summer of 2025.
Via Toms Hardware
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