ASUS PIKE 1078E vs HP Smart Array E500/256 External Controller

Comparison of PIKE 1078E, Smart Array E500/256 External Controller

11 specifications	A ASUS PIKE 1078EView product	B HP Smart Array E500/256 External ControllerView product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA II / SAS	Serial Attached SCSI
Interface typeKnown for one	PCI-E x8	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Data transfer rate	3 Gbit/s	3 Gbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	70 x 168 x 18 mm
Host interfaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x8
Cache internalKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
I/O portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x mini SAS x4
RAID controller typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 1+0
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Server 2008R2 / 2008 / 2003 / 2000 / XP / Vista Red Hat Enterprise Linus 3/4/5 SUSE Linus Enterprise Server 8/9/10	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	8	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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