Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

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Key differences

The ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 110.6 mm more width than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 57 mm). The HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 122.2 mm more height than the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s (191 mm vs 68.8 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 HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 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 HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 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
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Width
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:57 mm
Height
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:68.8 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:191 mm

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Comparison of CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU, P420
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 HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 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
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Internal memoryKnown for one	2000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS 3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	57 mm
HeightDiffers	68.8 mm	191 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	241 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 g

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