Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
6differ
0identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The GIGABYTE CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 76 mm more package width than the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s (251 mm vs 175 mm). The GIGABYTE CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 172 mm more package depth than the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s (305 mm vs 133 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express, SAS-3 on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interface
- CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express
Data transfer rate
- CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Package width
- CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:251 mm
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:175 mm
Package depth
- CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:305 mm
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:133 mm
Package height
- CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:220 mm
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:34 mm

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Comparison of CRAO358, MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G
19 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO358 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO358 View product	B Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s Model MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88SE9230
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 1E, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 g
Package widthDiffers	251 mm	175 mm
Package depthDiffers	305 mm	133 mm
Package heightDiffers	220 mm	34 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 g
DepthKnown for one	110.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	78 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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