Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H330 vs GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H330 has 2 more internal mini-SAS ports than the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H330 (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H330 has 56.8 mm more width than the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 110.8 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H330, SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H330, PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H330:SAS, Serial ATA III
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- PERC H330:PCI Express x8
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
Internal mini-SAS ports
- PERC H330:4
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2
Data transfer rate
- PERC H330:1.2 Gbit/s
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Width
- PERC H330:167.6 mm
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
Depth
- PERC H330:64.4 mm
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm

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Comparison of PERC H330, CRAO438
27 specifications	A Dell PERC H330 View product	B GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO438 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI
Internal mini-SAS portsDiffers	4	2
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	128	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	SAS 3008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 90 °C	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

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