Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

3specifications compared
3differ
0identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:PCI Express x8
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
RAID levels
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60

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Comparison of SAS6/iR, CRAO558
24 specifications	A Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR 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, Serial ATA	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	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	1
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
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
Channels quantityKnown for one	2 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	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	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110.8 mm
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
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	ARM	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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