Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

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Key differences

The ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more internal mini-SAS ports than the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (2 vs 1). The ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1,998 MB more internal memory than the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (2000 MB vs 2 MB). The ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 56.8 mm more width than the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 110.8 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 on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express on the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
Internal mini-SAS ports
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1
RAID levels
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 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
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2 MB
Width
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm

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Comparison of CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU, CRAO558
17 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 CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO558 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsDiffers	2	1
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	2 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1866 MHz
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS 3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	110.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 mm
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	251 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
HeightKnown for one	68.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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