Apex Storage X21 AIC card debut: 21 SSD can be inserted, up to 168TB, read and write 31GB / s

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Wu Yanzu in South China for the delivery of clues! CTOnews.com March 14 news, Apex Storage, headquartered in Utah, recently launched a PCIe expansion card called X21 (add-in-card,AIC), which can install 21 pieces of M.2 NVMe SSD. If installed with 8TB M.2 2280, the highest 168TB storage can be achieved and the highest transmission speed can reach 31GB / s.

The Apex Storage X21 is the only and first product the company has launched. The official website is still under construction and only provides some technical specifications and pictures of the X21 AIC card.

The main specifications of CTOnews.com are as follows

It can hold 21 M.2 Gen 4 NVMe SSD, and can store up to 168TB

The read and write speed is 31GB / s

Industry leading IOPS

100x PCIe 4.0channel

Full UEFI / secure startup support

Support for group RAID on Windows, Windows Server, and Linux systems

The standard power consumption of the Apex Storage X21 is 75W, and the maximum power can reach 225W when 21 NVMe SSD are fully installed.