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GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 2 more internal SAS ports than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 53.8 mm more width than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (110.8 mm vs 57 mm). Host interface: PCI on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
Internal SAS ports
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:4
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:2
RAID levels
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Width
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:57 mm
Depth
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:241 mm

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Comparison of CRAO558, P420
18 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO558 View product	B HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product
Ports & interfaces2 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 portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsDiffers	4	2
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
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
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	110.8 mm	57 mm
DepthDiffers	78 mm	241 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	191 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 g

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