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ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo RAID 930-16i

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  • 6differ
  • 1identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 930-16i has 11,988 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the ASUS CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s (12000 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Lenovo RAID 930-16i 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). 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 III on the Lenovo RAID 930-16i. 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 RAID 930-16i. 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 RAID 930-16i.

  • Host interface
    • CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
    • RAID 930-16i:PCI Express x8
  • RAID levels
    • CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
    • RAID 930-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Data transfer rate
    • CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
    • RAID 930-16i:12000 Gbit/s
  • Internal memory
    • CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2000 MB
    • RAID 930-16i:4000 MB
  • Chipset
    • CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:LSI SAS 3108
    • RAID 930-16i:LSI SAS3516

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Comparison of CACHEVAULT-3108-2G-AU, RAID 930-16i
23 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA IIISAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffersPCI ExpressPCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version3.03.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s12000 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal memoryDiffers2000 MB4000 MB
ChipsetDiffersLSI SAS 3108LSI SAS3516
Number of devices supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Japan (VCCI V-3) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 Taiwan (CNS 13438) USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B) WEEE
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceST550, SR550, SR570, SR590, SR630, SR650, SR850, SR860, SR950
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLSI
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Serve
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one167.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one68.8 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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