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GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo RAID 940-16I

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 940-16I 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). 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 RAID 940-16I. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x4 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. RAID levels: 0, 1, 1E, 10 on the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. Form factor: Mezzanine Module on the GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, Low-Profile MD2 PCIe AIC on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- RAID 940-16I:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- RAID 940-16I:PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots version
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- RAID 940-16I:4.0
RAID levels
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1E, 10
- RAID 940-16I:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Form factor
- CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Mezzanine Module
- RAID 940-16I:Low-Profile MD2 PCIe AIC

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Comparison of CRAO338, RAID 940-16I
16 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO338 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO338 View product	B Lenovo RAID 940-16I View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
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, 10, 50, 60
Form factorDiffers	Mezzanine Module	Low-Profile MD2 PCIe AIC
ChipsetKnown for one	Broadcom SAS3008	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
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

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