Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 56.2 mm more width than the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (167 mm vs 110.8 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
Width
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
- 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167 mm

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Comparison of CRAO438, 4Y37A72483
28 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO438 View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72483 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express x8
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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)
Internal memoryKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	110.8 mm	167 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 mm
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

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