Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H830 2GB NV vs GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H830 2GB NV 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 6 more internal SAS ports than the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV (8 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 H830 2GB NV (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- PERC H830 2GB NV:PCI Express x8
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
Internal mini-SAS ports
- PERC H830 2GB NV:4
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2
Internal SAS ports
- PERC H830 2GB NV:2
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:8
RAID levels
- PERC H830 2GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- PERC H830 2GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Width
- PERC H830 2GB NV:167.6 mm
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
Depth
- PERC H830 2GB NV:64.4 mm
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm

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Comparison of PERC H830 2GB NV, CRAO438
23 specifications	A Dell PERC H830 2GB NV View product	B GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO438 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsDiffers	4	2
Internal SAS portsDiffers	2	8
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
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
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height	Unknown — not stated by the source

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