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GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

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  • 4specifications compared
  • 2differ
  • 2identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). Host interface: PCI on the GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

  • Host interface
    • CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:PCI Express x8
  • PCI Express slots version
    • CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0

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Comparison of CSA4648, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
24 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesSASSAS
Host interfaceDiffersPCIPCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.04.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate12 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one167.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one64.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one318 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one530 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one280 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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