Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H730P

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730P has 48 MB more internal memory than the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 2000 MB). The ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 4.4 mm more height than the Dell PERC H730P (68.8 mm vs 64.4 mm). 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-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P. 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 H730P. 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 H730P.

Host interface
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- PERC H730P:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
- PERC H730P:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Internal memory
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2000 MB
- PERC H730P:2048 MB
Height
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:68.8 mm
- PERC H730P:64.4 mm

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Comparison of CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU, PERC H730P
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 PERC H730P View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	SAS-3, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	2048 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420
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
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSISAS3108
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 - Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 - VMware ESXi 5.1 - VMware 6.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	167.6 mm	167.6 mm
HeightDiffers	68.8 mm	64.4 mm

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