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GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 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 ThinkServer RAID 710 (1866 MHz vs 1333 MHz). Host interface: PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710.

Host interface
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- ThinkServer RAID 710:PCI Express x8
Internal memory
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2 MB
- ThinkServer RAID 710:1024 MB
Memory clock speed
- CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1866 MHz
- ThinkServer RAID 710:1333 MHz

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Comparison of CRAO438, ThinkServer RAID 710
20 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO438 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO438 View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
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
Performance2 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	2 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Memory clock speedDiffers	1866 MHz	1333 MHz
SSD 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
Processoridentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
QuantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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