Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

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 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 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 Lenovo 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Chipset: Broadcom SAS3008 on the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, Microchip Luxor ROC PM8204 on the Lenovo 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1E, 10
- 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Chipset
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3008
- 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Microchip Luxor ROC PM8204

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Comparison of CRAO338, 4Y37A72484
23 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO338 View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72484 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
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
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1E, 10	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MB
ChipsetDiffers	Broadcom SAS3008	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8204
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
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)
Form factorKnown for one	Mezzanine Module	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	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) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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