Broadcom MegaRAID SAS 9440-8i

Brand: Broadcom | Category: Accessories & Components

SKU: broadcom-9440-8i-raid-card | Part #: MegaRAID SAS 9440-8i | MPN: MegaRAID SAS 9440-8i

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The Broadcom MegaRAID SAS 9440-8i is a PCIe 3.0 x8 add-in card that installs directly into any server with an available slot, requiring no external connections beyond the SAS cables to your storage drives. Installation takes minutes—the card slides into place without requiring chassis modifications, and the eight internal SAS/SATA ports accept standard hot-swap drive trays, meaning you can add or replace capacity without powering down. This form factor makes it the choice for storage architects and system administrators who need to retrofit RAID capabilities into existing infrastructure without redesigning the entire server footprint.

Broadcom engineered the MegaRAID SAS 9440-8i specifically for environments where storage density and reliability matter equally. The controller supports up to 128 drives across the eight ports, using cascaded expanders to turn a single card slot into a serious storage backbone. The 2GB DDR3 cache accelerates both reads and writes, smoothing out the performance gap between fast SAS drives and slower SATA capacity tiers—a practical benefit for organisations mixing drive types in the same pool. Power consumption sits at approximately 12W, low enough that you won't see meaningful thermal impact even in compact server enclosures, and the operating temperature range of 0°C to 55°C means it functions reliably in standard data centre environments without requiring dedicated cooling upgrades.

The Broadcom controller supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, giving you flexibility to match protection levels to workload requirements. RAID 6 and 60 layouts provide dual-parity redundancy for large capacity arrays where rebuild times have become impractical risks, while RAID 10 remains the choice for high-transaction workloads that can tolerate the 50 percent capacity overhead. Storage engineers appreciate that the MegaRAID SAS 9440-8i doesn't force you into a single protection strategy—you can carve the 128-drive capacity into multiple logical arrays, each with different parity schemes, all controlled from one card. This flexibility extends to operating systems: Windows Server, Linux, VMware, and Hyper-V all ship with certified drivers for the 9440-8i, meaning your procurement decision doesn't lock you into a single hypervisor or OS ecosystem.

The 12Gb/s SAS host bus connection delivers enough bandwidth to keep modern SSD and HDD arrays fed without becoming a bottleneck, and the PCIe 3.0 x8 interface to the host server provides 8GB/s of theoretical throughput—sufficient headroom for write-heavy applications and large sequential transfers. Real-world deployments in AI infrastructure labs and high-transaction e-commerce systems have demonstrated that the 9440-8i scales well once you add SAS expanders, transforming a single card into a hub that services dozens of drives without degrading per-drive latency. The combination of cache depth, parity options, and drive capacity support makes the MegaRAID SAS 9440-8i equally at home in backup appliances, NAS-like storage clusters, and direct-attached storage (DAS) configurations that need local RAID intelligence without the overhead of a full storage array.

Omnixon Global stocks the Broadcom MegaRAID SAS 9440-8i across our regional distribution centres in Dubai and partner hubs throughout the GCC, Asia, and Europe, with same-region expedited shipping available for data centre emergencies and planned infrastructure upgrades. If you need a storage controller with established driver maturity, proven compatibility with mainstream virtualisation stacks, and the ability to grow from eight drives to over a hundred without architectural redesign, we can support your deployment within your procurement timelines. Contact our technical sales team with your server platform details and capacity requirements—we'll confirm compatibility, arrange lab validation if needed, and provide competitive regional pricing for bulk or strategic deployments.

Interface & Connectivity Specifications

• PCIe 3.0 x8 host interface with 8GB/s theoretical bandwidth to support mixed SSD and HDD workloads
• Eight internal 12Gb/s SAS/SATA ports, expandable to 128 drives using SAS expanders for large-scale capacity deployments
• 2GB DDR3 write-back cache to accelerate RAID parity calculations and read-ahead operations
• Support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60 with configurable logical drive layouts and hot-spare policies
• Certified drivers for Windows Server, Linux kernel mainline, VMware vSphere, and Hyper-V environments
• Low-power design at approximately 12W consumption, operating reliably between 0°C and 55°C without auxiliary cooling
• Hot-swap drive support with standard SAS/SATA trays, enabling non-disruptive capacity expansion and failed-drive replacement