Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 32.8 mm more depth than the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (110.8 mm vs 78 mm). Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 1E, 10 on the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
RAID levels
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1E, 10
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Depth
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm

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Comparison of CRAO338, CRAO438
21 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO338 View product	B GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO438 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal SAS ports	8	8
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1E, 10	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	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
Form factorKnown for one	Mezzanine Module	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Broadcom SAS3008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110.8 mm
DepthDiffers	110.8 mm	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
HeightKnown for one	78 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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