Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 2,000 MB more internal memory than the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4000 MB vs 2000 MB). The ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 0.6 mm more width than the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 167 mm). The ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 4.8 mm more height than the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (68.8 mm vs 64 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, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 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 Express x8 on the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- 4Y37A72485 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
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Internal memory
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2000 MB
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:4000 MB
Chipset
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:LSI SAS 3108
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
Width
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167 mm
Height
- CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:68.8 mm
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:64 mm

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Comparison of CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU, 4Y37A72485
19 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 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72485 View product
Ports & interfaces2 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 version	3.0	3.0
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, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	4000 MB
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS 3108	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55032/EN55024) Japan VCCI Korea KCC RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B)
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	167 mm
HeightDiffers	68.8 mm	64 mm

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