Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
Internal SAS ports
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:8
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:16
Internal memory
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2 MB
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:8000 MB

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Comparison of CRAO438, 4Y37A09730
23 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO438 View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsDiffers	8	16
Performance1 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Internal memoryDiffers	2 MB	8000 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
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low Profile PCIe
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom SAS3916
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	110.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	78 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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