Dell TXCMC SAS/SATA 12Gb/s PCI Express 3 x8 RAID Controller Card

SKU TXCMC

Brand Dell

Interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8
Data Transfer Rate: 12Gb/s SAS/SATA
Cache Memory: Typically 1GB or 2GB (check specific model)
RAID Levels Supported: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Connectors: Typically 4 internal SAS ports (SFF-8643)
Form Factor: Full-height, half-length
Controller Type: RAID Controller
Designed for Dell PowerEdge servers
Supports NVMe drives (depending on specific model/firmware)

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SKU: TXCMC
Title: Dell TXCMC SAS/SATA 12Gb/s PCI Express 3 x8 RAID Controller Card
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x8
SAS/SATA Speed: 12Gb/s
RAID Support: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Form Factor: Full-Height, Half-Length

Product details

The Dell TXCMC is a high-performance RAID controller card supporting 12Gb/s SAS/SATA drives. It features a PCI Express 3.0 x8 interface and is designed to provide advanced storage capabilities for Dell servers.

Technical Information

SKU	TXCMC
Title	Dell TXCMC SAS/SATA 12Gb/s PCI Express 3 x8 RAID Controller Card
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8
SAS/SATA Speed	12Gb/s

Additional Specifications

RAID Support	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Form Factor	Full-Height, Half-Length
Controller Type	RAID Controller

Description

The Dell TXCMC represents a significant advancement in storage connectivity, offering 12Gb/s SAS/SATA performance over a PCI Express 3.0 x8 interface. This high throughput is essential for modern data centers that rely on fast storage solutions, including SSDs and high-capacity HDDs, to meet the demands of intensive applications like virtualization, big data analytics, and high-performance computing. The PCIe 3.0 x8 interface provides a theoretical bandwidth of up to 7.88 GB/s, ensuring that the controller can keep pace with the fastest storage devices available. This controller supports a comprehensive suite of RAID levels, including RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. This extensive support allows for highly flexible storage configurations, enabling administrators to balance performance, data redundancy, and capacity according to specific workload requirements. The higher RAID levels (5, 6, 50, 60) offer robust data protection against drive failures, while RAID 0 and 10 provide performance enhancements through striping and mirroring. Designed for integration into Dell PowerEdge servers, the TXCMC typically comes with substantial cache memory (often 1GB or 2GB) and may include advanced features like battery-backed write cache (BBWC) or flash-backed write cache (FBWC) for data protection during power outages. Its internal connectors, usually SFF-8643, are designed for modern SAS/SATA backplanes, facilitating dense storage configurations. This controller is a key component for building high-performance, reliable, and scalable storage solutions.

Condition: Refurbished