Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H730P vs GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730P has 2,046 MB more internal memory than the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 2 MB). The Dell PERC H730P 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-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P, SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H730P, PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- PERC H730P:PCI Express x8
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
Internal memory
- PERC H730P:2048 MB
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2 MB
Width
- PERC H730P:167.6 mm
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm

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Comparison of PERC H730P, CRAO558
23 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P View product	B GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO558 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS-3, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performance1 differ
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
Compatible productsKnown for one	- PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1866 MHz
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	LSISAS3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	110.8 mm
HeightKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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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