Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interface
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express
Data transfer rate
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Package width
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:318 mm
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:175 mm
Package depth
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:530 mm
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:133 mm
Package height
- CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s:280 mm
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:34 mm

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Comparison of CSA4648, MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G
18 specifications	A GIGABYTE CSA4648 RAID controller PCI 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model CSA4648 View product	B Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s Model MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express
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 portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88SE9230
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 g
Package widthDiffers	318 mm	175 mm
Package depthDiffers	530 mm	133 mm
Package heightDiffers	280 mm	34 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 g
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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