DIY Bundle
480GB OWC 6G SSD
and OWC Accelsior S
Mac / PC / PCIe
Mercury Extreme® Pro 6G and Accelsior S
An SSD for your PCIe Slot
Give your Mac Pro tower or PC a 6G performance boost
The 480GB OWC 6G SSD and OWC Accelsior S DIY bundle is the simple solution to add a high speed SATA 6G drive to PCs or silver Mac Pro towers otherwise restricted to 3G architecture. Combined with the high-performance Mercury Extreme SSD, Accelsior S brings cutting edge 6G performance to your SATA 3G system.
High-performance storage
With sustained reads up to 559MB/s and writes up to 527MB/s, up to 100X greater data protection than enterprise class Hard Disk Drives, and RAISE technology for RAID like data protection and reliability, the OWC Mercury Extreme SSD line delivers unbeatable performance that's backed by a 5 year OWC SSD Limited Warranty.
Internal storage expansion at lightning speed
With more than 500 MB/s of throughput, the Accelsior S dual-lane PCIe 2.0 card delivers flexible storage expansion – with a speed boost – to your
Mac or PC. Accelsior S is the perfect complement to OWC's Mercury family of high-performance SSD's, allowing up to an extra 1TB of fast storage expansion.
With no drivers or extra software needed, upgrading your Mac Pro or PC tower with a Mercury Extreme Pro and Accelsior S is a breeze.
With no drivers or extra software needed, upgrading your Mac Pro or PC tower with a Mercury Extreme Pro and Accelsior S is a breeze.
480GB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD Specifications:
Specifications
Controller
Phison PS3112-S12 with 7% over-provisioning
NAND
Synchronous Triple-Level Cell (TLC) 3D NAND Flash
Form Factor
2.5-inch 7mm
Interface
SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Capacity
480GB useable capacity
Total Flash Memory Components – 512GB
32GB allocated to real-time data redundancy & error correction
Total Flash Memory Components – 512GB
32GB allocated to real-time data redundancy & error correction
Formatted Capacity
447GiB
RAID Support
Yes
SMART Attributes
Standard attributes supported
Native Command Queuing
up to 32 commands
Manufacturer Model Number
S3D7P6G480
RoHS Compliant
Yes
Format
Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
Physical
Height (max)
0.7 cm (0.3 in)
OWC 7mm – 9.5mm Adapter
1 included (buy additional)
Width (max)
7.0 cm (2.8 in)
Length (max)
10.0 cm (3.9 in)
Weight
77.0 g (0.17 lbs)
Reliability
Data Reliability
Built-in BCH ECC: Up to 66 bits correctable per 1024 bytes
Nonrecoverable Read Errors
Less than 1 sector per 1016 bits read
Performance
Sequential Reads (Max)
Up to 550 MB/s
Sequential Writes (Max)
Up to 530 MB/s
Sequential 4K Read
Up to 100,000 IOPS
Sequential 4K Write
Up to 90,000 IOPS
Power
Active
Write: 2000mW (2.0W) Maximum draw
Environmental (Operating)
Altitude
-304.8 m to 3,048.0 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000 ft)
Temperature (°F)
32°F to 158°F
Temperature (°C)
0°C to 70°C
Environmental (Non-Operating)
Altitude
304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
Temperature (°F)
-40°F to 185°F
Temperature (°C)
-40°C to 85°C
Acoustics
Idle (Typical)
0.0 bels
Seek (Typical)
0.0 bels
- 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
- In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
Manufacturer provided specifications for Other World Computing p/n SSDACL6G480 UPC#: 812437026955
Accelsior S Specifications:
OWC Part Number
- OWCSSDACL6G.S
Form Factor
- Half height, half length
HBA controller
- Asmedia 1062
Interface
- PCIe 2.0 x2
SMART Attributes
- Depends on mechanism installed
AHCI Compliant
- Yes - Plug and Play installation, no drivers required
OS compatibility
- Mac OS X 10.6 and up
- Windows Server 2008 and higher
- Not compatible as a Windows boot drive on a Mac
Supported mechanisms
- All 2.5" HDD and SSD SATA 1.5, 3.0, 6.0Gb/s
Performance
- Read: up to 550MB/s - this depends on mechanism installed
- Write: 530MB/s - this depends on mechanism installed
RoHS Compliant
- Yes
Acoustics
- 0.0 bels for both Idle and Seek
Environment
- Operating
- Temperature(°F) 32° – 158°
- Temperature(°C) 0° – 70°
- Non-Operating
- Temperature(°F) −67° – 302°
- Temperature(°C) −55° – 150°
Gallery
Note about throughput:
- PC Throughput:
- PCIe 2.0 x4 slot or better is required. Use of a PCIe 1.0 x4 slot will reduce performance.
- Mac Pro Throughput:
- 2009-2010 Mac Pro. Installing Accelsior S into any open x4 or x16 PCIe 2.0 slot will deliver full throughput
- 2008 Mac Pro. These models have two x16 PCIe 2.0 slots, which enable Acceslsior S to deliver full throughput. Installing Accelsior S into of the two x4 PCIe 1.0 slots will result in Accelsior S being addressed as a gen one, one-lane card with performance limited to real world 190-200MB/s data rates.
- 2006-2007 Mac Pro. These models utilize PCIe 1.0 slot which cannot be configured (even with the Expansion Utility in OS X) to address Accelsior S as anything but as a first generation one-lane card. As a result, Accelsior S performance will be limited to 190-200MB/s data rates. If maximum data rate speedis desired, we recommend the installation of a 2.5" OWC Mercury SSD in an open Mac Pro drive bay.
This OWC SSD is compatible with: Learn how to find your Mac's model ID
Mac Pro 12-Core (Mid 2012)
(June, 2012)
Model ID: MacPro5,1
2.4GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.06GHz
Mac Pro 4-Core (Mid 2010)
(July, 2010)
Model ID: MacPro5,1
2.8GHz, 3.2GHz
Mac Pro 12-Core (Mid 2010)
(July, 2010)
Model ID: MacPro5,1
2.66GHz, 2.93GHz
Mac Pro 8-Core (Early 2009)
(March, 2009)
Model ID: MacPro4,1
2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz
Mac Pro 4-Core (Early 2009)
(March, 2009)
Model ID: MacPro4,1
2.66GHz, 2.93GHz, 3.33GHz
Mac Pro 8-Core (Early 2008)
(January, 2008)
Model ID: MacPro3,1
2.8GHz, 3.0GHz, 3.2GHz
Mac Pro 4-Core (Early 2008)
(January, 2008)
Model ID: MacPro3,1
2.8GHz
Mac Pro 4-core (Mid 2006)
(August, 2006)
Model ID: MacPro1,1
2.0GHz, 2.66GHz, 3.0GHz
Xserve (Late 2006)
(August, 2006)
Model ID: Xserve1,1
dual 2.0GHz, dual 2.66GHz, dual 3.0GHz
Xserve (Early 2008)
(January, 2008)
Model ID: Xserve2,1
2.8GHz, dual 2.8GHz, dual 3.0GHz
Xserve 8-Core (Early 2009)
(April, 2009)
Model ID: Xserve3,1
2.26GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.93GHz
PC Desktops
Compatible with Intel / AMD Process based PCs capable with
the specifications listed above.
PCIe capable servers
Compatible with PCIe expandable servers with the specifications listed above.
NOT COMPATIBLE
HP DL 380 G7
HP DL 380 G8
HP DL 380 G7
HP DL 380 G8
NOT COMPATIBLE
Dell PowerEdge R620
Dell PowerEdge R620
NOT COMPATIBLE
Dell PowerEdge T620
Dell PowerEdge T620
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AnandTech Bench Results
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Includes
- (1) 480GB Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD
- (1) OWC Accelsior S PCIe to 2.5" 6Gb/s SATA SSD Host Adapter
- OWC Accelsior S Quick Start Guide
Warranty
The best warranty is one you never have to use - but should the need occur - we're proud to provide a superior level of support and service coverage to our customers.5 Year OWC SSD Limited Warranty
3 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Even when not used, we understand the peace of mind afforded by a longer warranty period. OWC's industry leading coverage is a testament to our confidence in the reliability of the solutions that we offer. OWC solutions are engineered to demanding quality standards in order to deliver the most reliable, highest performance available on the market in each storage category.
Customer Ratings
OWC
480GB OWC 6G SSD
and OWC Accelsior S
Mfr P/N: SSDACL6G480
OWC SKU: OWCSSDACL6G480
DIY kit includes a Mercury Extreme Pro 6G SSD and Accelsior S for installation in a PCIe Slot
5 Year OWC Limited Warranty
Ships: 48 Days
Only $189.98OWC Price
$169.75
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