OWC Accelsior 8M2

OWC Beyond FastTM + Highest Capacity PCIe SSD

Using the 64TB capacity with Mac Studio (M2 Max or M2 Ultra) via external enclosure and Mac Pro (M2 Ultra) requires macOS 13.5 or later. 

OWC Accelsior 8M2

Mind-blowing

26,000MB/s

Performance with PCIe Gen 4

Up to a Massive

64TB

Storage Capacity

Up To

8 x M.2

RAID-Ready SSDs

Stutter-Free Playback

16 x 8K

ProRes444 Streams

0TB PCIe Expansion Card

Add up to 8 x NVMe M.2 SSDs

$979.99

4TB 8 x 480GB
NVMe M.2 SSDs

$1,649.99

8TB 8 x 1TB
NVMe M.2 SSDs

$2,199.99

16TB 8 x 2TB
NVMe M.2 SSDs

$3,499.99

32TB 8 x 4TB
NVMe M.2 SSDs

$5,499.99

64TB 8 x 8TB
NVMe M.2 SSDs

$11,799.99

Astonishingly, Mind-Blowingly Holy Cow Fast

Whether it leaves you speechless in amazement or uttering colorful phrases, the Accelsior 8M2 can be summed up in one definitive sentence:

It’s the fastest, highest capacity PCIe SSD in the galaxy.

This beast destroys performance barriers – and every other PCIe SSD available today. So much so that we considered naming it the Annihil8r! We continuously push the boundaries of SSD capabilities so you can realize your true potential. With the Accelsior 8M2, we’re taking you beyond your wildest dreams and into the most demanding applications imaginable with certified reliability. From M&E postproduction, to real-time AI, to huge dataset climate research… you now have the power to confidently reach higher.

Revolutionary

The fastest drive available for 2019 Mac Pro or Windows computers

Mind-blowing Performance

PCIe Gen 4 ready for over 26,000MB/s speed1

Massive Space

Up to eight SSDs for jaw-dropping storage capacity

Bleeding Edge Design

Utilizes the full bandwidth of the latest PCIe technology

Easy RAID

Create, monitor, and manage RAID arrays with SoftRAID

Advanced RAID Capabilities

Supports multiple RAID levels and RAID sets for maximum flexibility

Quietly Cool

Highly efficient and quiet heat-dissipating design for consistent peak performance

Pre-tested and Certified

Full burn-in for assured performance and reliability

Futureproof

Ready for PCIe Gen 4 SSDs and computers

Worry-free

Up to 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty2

OWC Accelsior 8M2 inside a Mac Pro (2019)

Obliterates Workflow Bottlenecks

As storage performance innovators, we know that bottlenecks cramp your style. The Accelsior 8M2 was purposely created to be the fastest drive you can use in any workflow. With eight on-board NVMe SSDs and speeds up to 12,000MB/s, video editors have the real world speed for sustaining the most demanding VFX, color, and high-end video editing including seamless playback of:

  • 16 streams of 8K ProRes444 in Final Cut Pro X
  • 8 streams of 12K ProRes444 in Final Cut Pro X
  • 9 streams of 4K 16bit EXR in DaVinci Resolve

Now you have the overhead to go faster, process more, and save almost limitlessly.

Redefines SSD Reality

Creating the fastest PCIe SSD meant combining bold engineering with the latest technology. Each of the Accelsior 8M2’s eight NVMe SSDs can run at their full x4 lanes of PCIe data throughput. All that insanely fast speed is pumped through a full PCIe x16 lane architecture. And to ensure Accelsior 8M2 keeps running at peak speed for the long haul, there’s a quiet cooling fan in the aircraft grade aluminum heat sink. No compromises. No surrender. Just the ultra-reliable performance that Mac and PC users have come to depend on from OWC storage solutions.

Traffic Jam

The data traffic flow design of most SSDs looks like too many cars trying to merge onto a crowded freeway at rush hour.

Virtual reality headset display

Unlimited Possibilities

Accelsior 8M2 offers performance gains in so many diverse ways that it lets you create without limits:

  • Stream and edit multiple high-res video streams without a glitch
  • Experiment with larger formats and be closer to final work 
  • Edit and store massive photo images and graphics files
  • Experience faster previews, renders, and processing in VFX programs
  • Keep page scenery and textures looking sharp and flowing uninterruptedly in virtual reality environments
  • Ensure augmented reality visualizations look life-like
  • Effortlessly store and work with multiple production libraries and applications
  • Run more iterations in DevOps in less time
  • Quickly offload essential data to cloud archives for more advanced IoT management
Media professionals in video editing bay

Reduces Timelines and Project Budgets

Whether you’re a Media and Entertainment production pro or a transportation logistics wizard, there’s one ever-present formula that affects your success:

Time = Money

There’s a huge benefit in knowing you can work as fast as possible. Every second saved adds up to money saved for your company. Case in point, a multiple Academy Awards™ winning film production company is currently using the best available storage technology, but still has workflow limits.

Here are some of the company’s problems that could be solved by implementing the Accelsior 8M2:

Media professionals on film set
  • Not enough speed to view real-time playback. Playback must be viewed in several different modes to determine effects of filters and adjustments.
  • Not enough speed to ensure smooth playback of industry’s emerging 8K and 12K 16bit format.
  • Not enough capacity to store multiple reels, so they have to shuttle reel media between the main ingest drive and slower external storage devices.
  • The time-consuming process of accessing a finished reel on external drives.
  • Struggling with drive space-saving methods like flattening project layers, which requires re-rendering layers you’re working in.

By eliminating the need to remove a reel and renders from their current storage platform, this company can shave up to two days from their production schedule. The Accelsior 8M2 could reduce production costs for this company with typical production projects of 10 reels of film by an estimated $8,000 per project. This revolutionary SSD is a seriously smart investment.

Takes Data to the Edge

The Accelsior 8M2 is a high-performance NVMe-based storage solution that delivers consistent low latency data throughput. It's perfect for edge computing applications such as industrial automation, smart city ecosystems, and smart retail solutions. It feeds CPUs and GPUs huge amounts of data, lightning fast, for real-time predictive analytics. If your business provides data-driven services to customers, any lag in service could frustrate customers accustomed to instant information and lead to irreparable brand damage. With 60% of storage professionals using NVMe SSDs to process large data sets generated at the edge, Accelsior 8M2 is more than a competitive advantage…it is a best practice.

OWC Accelsior 8M2 Left Side
Cinema-width display for music production

100% Certified for Demanding Use

We understand the importance of your data. That is why every OWC solution receives comprehensive testing to deliver the reliability you expect. Your OWC Accelsior 8M2 undergoes a complete burn-in and performance certification process to ensure it’s ready for your most demanding workflow… right out of the box.

The Most Powerful RAID Tool on the Planet.

SoftRAID is the world’s fastest and most flexible application to configure, maintain, and protect your RAID volumes on Mac and PC. OWC enclosures include 3 Years of SoftRAID Premium.

  • High-Performance RAID 0/1/4/5/1+0 (10) volumes
  • Predictive Health Monitoring proactively notifies of Volume and Disk issues well before failure — provided on your computer and remotely
  • Seamless Cross-Platform Sharing with support for Apple-formatted APFS and HFS+ SoftRAID volumes between Mac and Windows at no additional cost
  • 35+ Years of Experience of Pro Support to provide peace-of-mind with setup help, ongoing questions, or urgent disk issues
  • And many more unique features.
  • Learn more about SoftRAID

M1 Macs require macOS 11.3 or later. SoftRAID is licensed per computer.

iMac Pro with SoftRAID
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OWC, Trusted by Pros & Enthusiasts the World Over

We build our hardware to the highest standards of reliability and performance. Because 100% reliability is always the goal, we rigorously quality test and back our hardware with a 5 Year OWC Limited Warranty and award-winning customer support.

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  1. Up to 26,926MB/s sequential read/write (max) performance based on testing a 16TB (8 x 2.0TB) OWC Aura Pro series SSD equipped Accelsior 8M2 installed in a Windows 10 PC equipped with a Gigabyte Technology x570 motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 9 3900 3.8GHz processor and 16GB RAM, running Crystal Disk Mark 7.0.0 (sequential 1Mbyte block size, 16 queues, 6 threads). Performance will vary depending on SSDs used, CPU speed, RAID setting, and PCIe version. 
  2. 5-year OWC Limited Warranty for 2.0TB and higher capacity PCIe SSD solutions. 3-year Limited Warranty for PCIe Expansion Card only.
  3. Compatibility with Mac Studio (2023) via external enclosure and Mac Pro (2023) requires MacOS 13.5 or later.