Dell PERC6/i RAID controller vs GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

Comparison of PERC6/i, CSA4648

20 specifications	A Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product	B GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CSA4648 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS	SAS
Host interfaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Performanceidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	—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	300 MB/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell PowerEdge T310	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 mm
Package widthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	318 mm
Package depthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	530 mm
Package heightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	280 mm
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.