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Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

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  • 7differ
  • 4identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more internal mini-SAS ports than the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (2 vs 1). The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1,022 MB more internal memory than the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (1024 MB vs 2 MB). The GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 533 MHz more memory clock speed than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (1866 MHz vs 1333 MHz). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
    • CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
  • Host interface
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
    • CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
  • Internal mini-SAS ports
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2
    • CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1
  • Internal memory
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1024 MB
    • CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2 MB
  • Memory clock speed
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1333 MHz
    • CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1866 MHz
  • Width
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
    • CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
  • Depth
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
    • CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm

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Comparison of H730, CRAO558
26 specifications
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATA IIISAS
Host interfaceDiffersPCI Express x8PCI
PCI Express slots version3.03.0
Internal mini-SAS portsDiffers21
Internal SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate12 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers1024 MB2 MB
Internal memory typeDDR3DDR3
Memory clock speedDiffers1333 MHz1866 MHz
Number of devices supportedKnown for one255Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for onePowerEdge VRTXUnknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one3.3 VUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware 6.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers64.4 mm110.8 mm
DepthDiffers167.6 mm78 mm
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source251 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source305 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220 mm

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