The Supermicro Low Profile AOM-S3616-L-X11DSC is a 16-port I/O controller built on the Broadcom 3616 technology. This controller is ideal for high-performing, bandwidth-intense applications.With the high sequential throughput, the AOM-S3616-L-X11DSC adapter delivers the performance and scalability needed by critical applications such as video streaming, medical imaging and big data analytics. Key Features Broadcom 3616 16-port PCI-E x16 SAS-3 controller IT mode, SAS transfer rates up to 12Gb/s and SATA rates up to 6Gb/s Connects up to 1024 SAS/SATA devices Supports critical applications with the bandwidth of PCI-E 3.1 connectivity Supports SSP, SMP, STP and SATA protocols OS Support: Windows Server 2016, 2012, 2008 64/32 bit; Red Hat Enterprise and SUSE Linux