Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the GIGABYTE CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the GIGABYTE CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, JBOD on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:JBOD

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Comparison of CRA4648, 4Y37A72486
26 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRA4648 View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72486 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI	PCI
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	JBOD
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Custom (CFF)
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55032/EN55024) Japan VCCI Korea KCC RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B)
Internal memoryKnown for one	2000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	168 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	68.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	285 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	250 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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