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ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H330

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H330 has 2 more internal mini-SAS ports than the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4 vs 2). 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 PERC H330 (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, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H330. 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 PERC H330. 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 PERC H330.

Host interface
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- PERC H330:PCI Express x8
Internal mini-SAS ports
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2
- PERC H330:4
RAID levels
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
- PERC H330:0, 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
- PERC H330:1.2 Gbit/s

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Comparison of CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU, PERC H330
23 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 PERC H330 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsDiffers	2	4
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 channels
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerEdge T630
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	SAS 3008
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	167.6 mm	167.6 mm
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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