LSI SAS 9207-8i host bus adapter provides high performance for internal drive connectivity in 1U/2U servers and workstations. The LSI SAS 9207-8i provides 8 lanes of 6Gb/s SAS and is matched with 8 lanes of PCI Express 3.0, 5Gb/s performance to eliminate any performance bottlenecks. Performance is based on the LSISAS2308 6Gb/s SAS IO Controller that highly integrates the latest enhancements in PCI Express and SAS technology.

The LSI SAS 9207-8i has two (x4) internal mini-SAS connectors (SFF8087) and provides SAS and SATA data transfer rates of 1.5, 3, and 6Gb/s per lane and can achieve over 700K IOPs.