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GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Seagate LaCie 6big

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 10.6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Seagate LaCie 6big (12 Gbit/s vs 1.4 Gbit/s). The Seagate LaCie 6big has 50.2 mm more width than the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (161 mm vs 110.8 mm). The Seagate LaCie 6big has 150 mm more depth than the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (228 mm vs 78 mm). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 5, 6 on the Seagate LaCie 6big.

RAID levels
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- LaCie 6big:5, 6
Data transfer rate
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- LaCie 6big:1.4 Gbit/s
Width
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:110.8 mm
- LaCie 6big:161 mm
Depth
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:78 mm
- LaCie 6big:228 mm
Package width
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:251 mm
- LaCie 6big:350 mm
Package depth
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:305 mm
- LaCie 6big:278 mm
Package height
- CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:220 mm
- LaCie 6big:340 mm

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Comparison of CRAO558, LaCie 6big
18 specifications	A GIGABYTE CRAO558 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CRAO558 View product	B Seagate LaCie 6big View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	5, 6
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	1.4 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
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	110.8 mm	161 mm
DepthDiffers	78 mm	228 mm
Package widthDiffers	251 mm	350 mm
Package depthDiffers	305 mm	278 mm
Package heightDiffers	220 mm	340 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	237 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 kg
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.1 kg

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