Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
25known 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 Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s 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 GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 533 MHz more memory clock speed than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (1866 MHz vs 1333 MHz). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
Data transfer rate
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2 MB
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
Memory clock speed
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1866 MHz
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:1333 MHz

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Comparison of CRAO438, LSI9286CV-8e
33 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO438 View product	B Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s Model LSI9286CV-8e View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Memory clock speedDiffers	1866 MHz	1333 MHz
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1251284 h
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE,C-Tick,BSMI,KCC,UL,TUV
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSISAS2208
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-Core
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+3.3/+12 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP
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	10 - 90%
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 TB
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

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