ASUS PIKE 2308 vs Dell 342-1560 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s

Comparison of PIKE 2308, 342-1560

21 specifications	A ASUS PIKE 2308View product	B Dell 342-1560 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model 342-1560 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	SAS-2, Serial ATA
Host interfaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, 1E	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Channels quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	8 channels
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	192
Hot-swapKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsDiffers	Intel P9 Series, Z9 Series, P8 Series, Z8 Series. AMD KG Series, KC Series.	DELL PowerEdge
Form factorKnown for one	1U	—Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS 2308	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI LSISAS2108
Other featuresidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Dell OpenManage
Connector(s)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x SAS
QuantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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