A system and method for efficient cache buffering are provided. The disclosed method includes receiving a host command from a host, extracting command information from the host command, determining an Input/Output (I/O) action to be taken in connection with the host command, identifying a particular memory module from among a plurality of memory modules to execute the I/O action, generating an accelerated I/O message for transmission to the particular memory module, the accelerated I/O message comprising at least one Internal Scatter Gather List (ISGL) having a plurality of Scatter Gather Extents (SGEs) that enable the particular memory module to execute the I/O action solely based on the at least one ISGL, and transmitting the accelerated I/O message to the particular memory module.