Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,988 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (12000 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 59.2 mm more depth than the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (170 mm vs 110.8 mm). The GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 61 mm more height than the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (78 mm vs 17 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:PCI Express
RAID levels
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1E, 10
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10
Data transfer rate
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
Chipset
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3008
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS3108
Depth
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:170 mm
Height
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:17 mm

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Comparison of CRAO338, 00AE938
30 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO338 View product	B Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 00AE938 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express
External mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1E, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	12000 Gbit/s
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 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
ChipsetDiffers	Broadcom SAS3008	SAS3108
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL cUL IEC60950 EMC FCC TUV CE VCCI BSMI C-tick KC
Form factorKnown for one	Mezzanine Module	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition SUSE Enterprise Linux Server (SLES) 12 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 93%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68 mm
DepthDiffers	110.8 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	78 mm	17 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	116 g
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-height (low-profile)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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