Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Dell 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III on the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the Dell 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express on the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Dell 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 on the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
- 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:1.2 Gbit/s

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Comparison of CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU, 405-AANN
18 specifications	A ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU View product	B Dell 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s Model 405-AANN View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	1.2 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	255
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge C4140 - PowerEdge R6415 - PowerEdge R7415 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R940xa - PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge R6515 - PowerEdge R7515
Internal memoryKnown for one	2000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS 3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 mm
HeightKnown for one	68.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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