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GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (3.0 vs 2.0). The GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA. Host interface: PCI on the GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA.

Host interface
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:2.0
Data transfer rate
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:6 Gbit/s

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Comparison of CSA4648, LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA
25 specifications	A GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CSA4648 View product	B Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Performance1 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 bit
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1324292 h
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+3.3 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 60 °C
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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