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GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s

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Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 7 more internal SATA ports quantity than the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (8 vs 1). 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 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 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, JBOD on the Lenovo 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s. Chipset: Broadcom SAS3008 on the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, Broadcom SAS3908 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
PCI Express slots version
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
Internal SATA ports quantity
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1
- 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:8
RAID levels
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1E, 10
- 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Chipset
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3008
- 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3908

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Comparison of CRAO338, 4Y37A09728
15 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO338 View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A09728 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09728 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS ports	8	8
Internal SATA ports quantityDiffers	1	8
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1E, 10	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	Mezzanine Module	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetDiffers	Broadcom SAS3008	Broadcom SAS3908
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	110.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	78 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733080	84733080

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