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SATA offers performance as high as 3.0 GB/sec per device with the current specification. It also
offers new features such as hot swapping.
Comparison Chart:
Raw
Bandwidth
Transfer
Speed
(Mbits/s) (Mbits/s) Max. Cable Length Feet (meters)
Power
Provided Device per channel
SAS
3000
375
26 Ft (8 m)
No
4
eSATA
3000
375
6.5 Ft (2 m)
No
1 (15 W/ port multiplier)
SATA 300
3000
375
3.3 Ft (1 m)
No
1 per line
SATA 150
1500
187.5
3.3 Ft (1 m)
No
1 per line
PATA (133)
1064
133
18 inches (0.46 meters)
No
2
FireWire 3200
3144
393
100; (Cables available for 100m+)
12–25 V, 15 W
63
FireWire 800
786
98.25
100 [11] m
12–25 V, 15 W
63
FireWire 400
393
49.13
15 Ft (4.5 m)
12–25 V, 15 W
63
USB 2.0
480
60
5 [14] m
5 V, 2.5 W
127
USB 3.0
4800
600
TBD
5 V, 2.5 W
127
Ultra -320 SCSI
2560
320
39 Ft (12 m)
No
16
Fiber Channel
4000 400 39 Ft (12 m) No
126
Over Copper
Cable 16777216 with switches
Fiber Channel
10520 2000 6.5- 164000 Ft (2–50000 m) No
126
Over Fiber 16777216 with switches
Infiniband
120000 12000
> 32 Ft (>10 m) Copper
No
1 with point to point
12x quad-rate <32,800 Ft (<10000 m) Fiber Many W/switched Fabric
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