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Asus Hyper M.2 x16 Card Review

Verdict and Conclusion

As a PCIE expansion card, the Asus Hyper M.2 x16 card is a great way to add additional M.2 SSDs your system, especially for those who don’t have M.2 slots on their motherboards. There doesn’t seem to be any real bottlenecks or performance drops, when used with our Patriot Hellfire M.2 PCIE NVMe SSD. Using CrystalMark, the read speeds remained similar at around 2,778 MB/sec, while write speeds reached 1,395 MB/sec. 

Although I haven’t fully tested the RAID capabilities using Intel’s VROC technology (currently only available on X299 motherboards), I’m sure it’ll be a very good solution for workstation users and content creators, who needs the speed and reliability of a super fast RAID solution.

Average operating temperatures reached 45 degrees Celsius, which is pretty good. This is all thanks to the large heatsink/shield, along with the internal fan and thermal heat pad, which really helps with cooling the SSD. 

 

 

You can buy the Asus Hyper M.2 x16 Card from Newegg for USD $95.00. At this price, I think it’s definitely worth considering, however I would have preferred a lower price.

Pros:

  • Compact single PCIE slot solution
  • 4 x M.2 slots for SSDs
  • Using X299 motherboards with VROC – no DMI bottleneck
  • Ideal for users lacking in M.2 slots on their motherboards

Cons:

  • RAID support is available only on X299 motherboards that support Intel’s VROC technology

 

Final thoughts

The Asus Hyper M.2 x16 card is ideal for any workstation users or content creators who needs a fast and reliable RAID solution (using Intel VROC on X299 motherboard). Alternatively, you can just this card to simply manage their SSD storage with ease via single x16 PCIE slot.

 

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