Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s vs GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 2,046 MB more internal memory than the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 2 MB). The GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 46.4 mm more width than the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s (110.8 mm vs 64.4 mm). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 89.6 mm more depth than the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 78 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
Internal memory
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2 MB
Width
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
Depth
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm

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Comparison of H730P, CRAO438
27 specifications	A Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product	B GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO438 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	2 MB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Memory clock speed	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge VRTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft 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 6.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	64.4 mm	110.8 mm
DepthDiffers	167.6 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

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