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Dell PERC H730 1GB NV vs GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730 1GB NV has 3 more internal mini-SAS ports than the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4 vs 1). The GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H730 1GB NV (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H730 1GB NV has 56.8 mm more width than the GIGABYTE CRAO558 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 H730 1GB NV, SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H730 1GB NV, PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730 1GB NV:SAS, Serial ATA III
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- PERC H730 1GB NV:PCI Express x8
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
Internal mini-SAS ports
- PERC H730 1GB NV:4
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1
Data transfer rate
- PERC H730 1GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Width
- PERC H730 1GB NV:167.6 mm
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
Depth
- PERC H730 1GB NV:64.4 mm
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm

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Comparison of PERC H730 1GB NV, CRAO558
23 specifications	A Dell PERC H730 1GB NV View product	B GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO558 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	1
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performance1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	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 3108	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
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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