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Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s vs GIGABYTE CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (3.0 vs 2.0). The GIGABYTE CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The GIGABYTE CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 976 MB more internal memory than the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (2000 MB vs 1024 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s, SAS on the GIGABYTE CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x2 on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s, PCI on the GIGABYTE CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
- CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x2
- CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
PCI Express slots version
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:2.0
- CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
Data transfer rate
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2000 MB

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Comparison of D3116C, CRA4648
23 specifications	A Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D3116C View product	B GIGABYTE CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRA4648 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x2	PCI
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	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
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Connector orientationKnown for one	Side	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2000 MB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS2208	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	ServerView RAID, MegaCLI, WebBIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	168 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68.9 mm
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	285 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm

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