Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H710 vs GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H710 (3.0 vs 2). The GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H710 (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H710 has 510 MB more internal memory than the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (512 MB vs 2 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell PERC H710, SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H710, PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H710:SAS, Serial ATA
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- PERC H710:PCI Express x8
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
PCI Express slots version
- PERC H710:2
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
Data transfer rate
- PERC H710:6 Gbit/s
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- PERC H710:512 MB
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2 MB
Depth
- PERC H710:167.6 mm
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm

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Comparison of PERC H710, CRAO438
24 specifications	A Dell PERC H710 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	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2	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
Performance2 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	LP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	2 MB
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	600 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell PowerEdge R620	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	167.6 mm	78 mm
HeightKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110.8 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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