What is the purpose of the Marvell 88SE9230 chip?

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Hououin Kyouma

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Hi everyone,
I've been assembling a desktop for the past couple of months out of components off Ebay and i just got a brand new Gigabyte z87x UD5H for $150. The board comes with a Marvell 88SE9230 chip which powers 4 of the 10 SATA3 ports. Now i'm just wondering what the chip does and is there any purpose in using those 4 ports over the other z87 chip powered SATA3 ports?

I don't know if i need to provide my desktop details as I'm new here, but i'll just post it anyways as additional information:
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K ($389.00@MSY)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i ($149.00@MSY)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H LGA1150 Motherboard ($151.50@Ebay)
RAM: Corsair 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($129.00@Amazon)
SSD: 128gb Plextor M5Pro Extreme ($125.00)
SSD: 250GB Samsung 840 EVO (2nd hand free from friend)
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($95.00@MSY)
Video Card: Nothing yet
Case: Fractal Design R4 ($148.00)
PSU: Seasonic XP1000W 80+ Plat ($110@Ebay)
OS: Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit ($50 off friend)

Haven't decided on a GPU yet because i'm waiting for the R9 290x to decrease in price or the GTX780 but i think that's a bit irrelevant? Not sure how to ask questions sorry people! >.<

But anyway, should i be connecting my ssds and hdd to the Marvell ports or the z87 supported ports? Is there any benefit the Marvell ports have over the z87 ports on the UD5H?

Thanks!
 
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The principal benefit is adding more SATA ports, But chipset internal SATA controlers may be faster cause the info goes directly (less chips to go thru)

SATA 6Gb/s Host Controllers

The Marvell family of PCIe-to-SATA 6Gb/s host controllers offer an ideal cost effective solution for connecting Serial ATA (SATA) peripherals to a PCI Express (PCIe) 2.0 host, delivering up to 1GB bandwidth. Each controller supports two to four ports for SSD or HDD connectivity to bring the benefits of solid state drive (SSD) to consumer desktop motherboards and consumer electronic products. In addition, select models uniquely offer Marvell’s proprietary HyperDuo auto-tiering technology which enables SSD-like performance while allowing all data to be stored on traditional hard disk drives (HDDs).

"Marvell is once again advancing the data transfer standard in the consumer electronics industry by delivering an advanced SATA controller with SSD-like capabilities at less than a third of the cost of competitive solutions," Tim Bajarin, President, Creative Strategies

Key Benefits
Marvell Smart 6GB Sata

Latest generation PCIe 2.0 x2 and 6Gb/s SATA technology to double the performance, capacity and scalability for immersive applications like gaming and video editing.
Small footprint, ultra-low power consumption, and very few required external components mean minimal board space, ease of system design and reduced cost.
HyperDuo embedded technology enables over 80 % of the performance of a solid state drive at less than one-third the cost.

Applications

PC motherboard eSATA expansion
RAID on motherboard (ROMB)
Host Bus Adapter (HBA)

Home Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Set-top boxes
PCIe hybrid drives (SSD+HDD)

Features

Up to 4 SATA 6 Gb/s ports with eSATA support
Up to PCIe 2.0×2 host interface
Hardware RAID 0/1 support
AES 128/256-bit on-the fly encryption
HyperDuo embedded auto-tiering technology

 
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Oh i see, so is hyperduo technology basically the same as the Intel smart caching gimmick for an SSD cache and HDD drive?
Or is it actually faster to use the Marvell chip to cache an SSD with a HDD? If so, is this feature kind of like plug and play? can i just shove in an SSD and a HDD into the Marvell ports and it automatically caches for me and turns both drives into something resembling a SSHD hybrid drive?
 
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