Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

Key differences

Host interface
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 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
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1E, 10
Chipset
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:LSI SAS 3108
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3008
Height
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:68.8 mm
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm

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Comparison of CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU, CRAO338
16 specifications	A ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU View product	B GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO338 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 version	3.0	3.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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, 1E, 10
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mezzanine Module
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS 3108	Broadcom SAS3008
Internal memoryKnown for one	2000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110.8 mm
HeightDiffers	68.8 mm	78 mm
WidthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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