Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

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5differ
1identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 more internal SAS ports than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (8 vs 2). The GIGABYTE CSA4648 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 HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 73.4 mm more depth than the GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (241 mm vs 167.6 mm). Host interface: PCI on the GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- CSA4648 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
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:8
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:2
Data transfer rate
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Depth
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:241 mm
Height
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:191 mm

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Comparison of CSA4648, P420
15 specifications	A GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CSA4648 View product	B HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsDiffers	8	2
Performance1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	167.6 mm	241 mm
HeightDiffers	64.4 mm	191 mm
Package widthKnown for one	318 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	530 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	280 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 g

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