Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

3specifications compared
2differ
1identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, PCI on the GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
Data transfer rate
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s

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Comparison of H700i, CSA4648
22 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CSA4648 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge 1950 PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R510 PowerEdge R610 PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R805 PowerEdge R810 PowerEdge R910 PowerEdge T310 PowerEdge T410 PowerEdge T610 PowerEdge T710	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 mm
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	318 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	530 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	280 mm

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