Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 vs GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 has 56.8 mm more width than the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 110.8 mm). The GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 13.6 mm more depth than the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 (78 mm vs 64.4 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0, SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0, PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:PCI Express x8
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
Width
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:167.6 mm
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
Depth
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:64.4 mm
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm

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Comparison of 405-AAEK, CRAO558
23 specifications	A Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 Model 405-AAEK View product	B GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO558 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performanceidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1866 MHz
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R430 PowerEdge R530 PowerEdge R630 PowerEdge R640 PowerEdge R730 PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R740 PowerEdge R740XD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	110.8 mm
DepthDiffers	64.4 mm	78 mm
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	251 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	SAS 3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012	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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