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ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s

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Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 6,000 MB more internal memory than the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s (8000 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, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express on the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 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 Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
RAID levels
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 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
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:8000 MB
Chipset
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:LSI SAS 3108
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3916

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Comparison of CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU, 4Y37A09730
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 Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
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
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low Profile PCIe
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	8000 MB
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS 3108	Broadcom SAS3916
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
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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