Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s vs GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CSA4648 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 CSA4648 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). 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 CSA4648 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 CSA4648 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
- CSA4648 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
- CSA4648 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
- CSA4648 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
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s

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Comparison of D3116C, CSA4648
23 specifications	A Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D3116C View product	B GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CSA4648 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
Performance1 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Connector orientationKnown for one	Side	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	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

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