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GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller has 1,022 MB more internal memory than the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (1024 MB vs 2 MB). The HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller has 79.7 mm more width than the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (190.5 mm vs 110.8 mm). Host interface: PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller.

Host interface
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:PCI Express x8
Data transfer rate
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:6 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2 MB
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:1024 MB
Width
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:190.5 mm
Depth
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:241.3 mm

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Comparison of CRAO438, P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller
19 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO438 View product	B HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS ports	2	2
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Internal memoryDiffers	2 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1866 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	110.8 mm	190.5 mm
DepthDiffers	78 mm	241.3 mm
Package widthKnown for one	251 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	220 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57.2 mm
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

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