Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 8 more internal SAS ports than the GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (16 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI on the GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
Internal SAS ports
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:8
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:16

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Comparison of CSA4648, 4Y37A09730
21 specifications	A GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CSA4648 View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Internal SAS portsDiffers	8	16
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low Profile PCIe
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000 MB
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom SAS3916
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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