Product Overview
The Allegro Pro 8-Port USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C PCIe 3.0 Card from Sonnet is a high-performance PCIe card designed to add eight USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports to your compatible computer. Featuring four ASMedia 3142 USB 3.2 Gen 2 controllers, this PCIe 3.0 x16 card provides up to 10 Gb/s of data transfer per port with compatible devices. It can also deliver up to 7.5W and 1.5A of power per port to connected USB Type-C devices such as hard drives, SSDs, and more. The Allegro Pro 8-Port USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C PCIe 3.0 Card is compatible with select versions of Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems.
Sonnet Includes:
- Sonnet Allegro Pro 8-Port USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C PCIe 3.0 Card
- Limited 2-Year Manufacturer Warranty
Sonnet Features:
- (8) USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Ports
- PCIe 3.0 x16 Interface
- Up to 10 Gb/s Throughput per Port
- Up to 7.5W / 1.5A of Power per Port
- (4) ASMedia 3142 Controllers
- Windows, Mac, and Linux Compatible
Sonnet USB3C-8PM-E Specifications:
- Compatibility:
- Mac Compatibility:
- Mac Pro 7,1 (2019) and 5,1 with available x16 PCIe slot
- macOS® 10.12.6+
- macOS Ventura compatible
- Windows Compatibility:
- Windows computer with available x16 PCIe slot
- Windows 11 and 10
- Linux Compatibility (See Support Knowledge Base Article 1149):
- Linux computer with available x16 PCIe slot
- Linux Kernel 5.4.0+
- Ubuntu 20.04.1+
- Thunderbolt Compatibility:
- Supports USB 3 devices when card is installed in a Thunderbolt to PCIe card expansion system
- Hardware:
- Part Number: USB3C-8PM-E
- Warranty: 2-year
- Form Factor: Full-height PCIe computer card
- Bus Interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 electrical, x16 mechanical
- Peripherals Supported:
- Industry standard USB 3.2 Gen 1, Gen 2 and 2x2; USB 3.1 Gen 1 and 2; USB 3.0, 2.0 and 1.1
- Thunderbolt-only peripherals are NOT supported
- Bus-Powered Peripherals Supported:
- HD, SSD, SSD RAID, etc.
- 1.5 A per port advertised using USB Type-C Charging
- 7.5 W per port for operation or charging
- Cables Supported:
- USB-C (10Gbps)
- USB4
- Thunderbolt 3
- Thunderbolt 4
- Chipsets: (4) ASMedia 3142
- USB Standard: Complies with OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface), EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Interface), and xHCI (eXtensible Host Controller Interface) standards
- UASP: USB attached SCSI protocol supported under macOS 10.12+, Windows 11 and 10
- Hot Plug: Supports hot-pluggable and hot swappable device connection
- Boot Support: Computers do not support booting from any USB 3 PCIe cards
- Operating Temperature: 0º C to 35º C (32º F to 95º F)
- Compliance:
- RoHS 3 (Directive 2015/863)
- IEC62368-1 and IEC62368-2 Safety
- Package Contents:
- Allegro Pro USB-C 8-Port PCIe Card
- Documentation
