Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s 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). 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 Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 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 Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 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 Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s. Chipset: LSI SAS 3108 on the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, LSI SAS3108 on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 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
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Internal memory
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2000 MB
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
Chipset
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:LSI SAS 3108
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:LSI SAS3108

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Comparison of CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU, EP420i
14 specifications	A ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU View product	B Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s Model EP420i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	2048 MB
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS 3108	LSI SAS3108
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	68.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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