No Controller Card	Startech PEXSAT32 2 Port SATA 6Gb/s PCIe x1 SATA RAID Controller	LSI MegaRAID 9260-4i SAS 6Gb/s 4-Port RAID Controller with 512MB Cache	Areca ARC-1203-4i 4-port 6Gb/s SATA RAID Controller with 512MB Cache	Areca ARC-1203-8i 8-port 6Gb/s SATA RAID Controller with 512MB Cache	LSI MegaRAID 9341-4i SAS 12Gb/s 4-Port Controller	LSI MegaRAID 9361-4i SAS 12Gb/s 4-Port Controller with 1GB Cache	LSI MegaRAID 9341-8i SAS 12Gb/s 8-Port Controller	LSI MegaRAID 9361-8i SAS 12Gb/s 8-Port Controller with 1GB Cache	Adaptec RAID 8405E 4-Port SAS 12Gb/s PCIe x8 RAID Controller with 512MB Cache	Adaptec RAID 8405 4-Port SAS 12Gb/s PCIe x8 RAID Controller with 1GB Cache	Adaptec SmartRAID 3101-4i 4-Port SAS 12Gb/s PCIe x8 RAID Controller Card with 1GB Cache	Adaptec SmartRAID 3151-4i 4-Port SAS 12Gb/s PCIe x8 RAID Controller Card with 1GB Cache	Adaptec SmartRAID 3102-8i 8-Port SAS 12Gb/s PCIe x8 RAID Controller Card with 2GB Cache	Adaptec SmartRAID 3152-8i 8-Port SAS 12Gb/s PCIe x8 RAID Controller Card with 2GB Cache	Areca ARC-1216-4i 4-port 2Gbps SAS RAID Controller with 1GB Cache	Areca ARC-1226-8i 8-port 1GB Cache 12Gbps SAS RAID Controller with 1GB Cache	Intel RS3DC080 PCI-Express 3.0 x8 Low Profile Ready Controller with with 1GB Cache	Areca ARC-1883X External 8 Ports 12Gb/s SAS RAID Controller with 2GB Cache	LSI MegaRAID SAS 9380-8e External 8 Ports 12Gb/s RAID Controller with 1GB Cache
	Included	Add $49.00	Add $379.00	Add $439.00	Add $499.00	Add $279.00	Add $559.00	Add $395.00	Add $569.00	Add $355.00	Add $489.00	Add $505.00	Add $739.00	Add $715.00	Add $915.00	Add $485.00	Add $629.00	Add $679.00	Add $969.00	Add $1,075.00
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Manufacturer		Startech	LSI	Areca	Areca	LSI	LSI	LSI	LSI	Adaptec	Adaptec	Adaptec	Adaptec	Adaptec	Adaptec	Areca	Areca	Intel	Areca	LSI
Part Number		PEXSAT32	LSI00197	ARC-1203-4i	ARC-1203-8i	LSI00419	LSI00415	LSI00407	LSI00417	2293901-R	2277600-R	3101-4i	3151-4i	3102-8i	3152-8i	ARC-1216-4i	ARC-1226-8i	RS3DC080	ARC-1883X	LSI00438
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Product Type		SATA RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SATA RAID Controller	SATA RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller	SAS RAID Controller
Data Transfer Rate		6Gb/s	6Gb/s SAS	6Gb/s	6Gb/s	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS	12Gb/s SAS
Internal Ports		2 Ports	4 Ports	4 Ports	8 Ports	4 Ports	4 Ports	8 Ports	8 Ports	4 Ports	4 Ports	4 Ports	4 Ports	8 Ports	8 Ports	4 Ports	8 Ports	8 Ports
External Ports			0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	0 Ports	8 Ports	8 Ports
Host Interface		PCI Express	PCI Express 2.0 x8	PCI Express 2.0 x4	PCI Express 2.0 x4	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8	PCI Express 3.0 x8
I/O Processor		Marvell - 88SE9128	LSI SAS2108 (ROC)	ARM based 1066MHz	ARM based 1066MHz	LSI SAS3008	LSI SAS3108 (ROC)	LSI SAS3008	LSI SAS3108 (ROC)							Dual Core RAID-on-Chip 1.2GHz	Dual Core RAID-on-Chip 1.2GHz	LSI SAS3108	Dual Core RAID-on-Chip 1.2GHz	LSI SAS3108
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Product Series			MegaRAID 9260			MegaRAID 9341	MegaRAID 9361	MegaRAID 9341	MegaRAID 9361											MegaRAID 9380
Cache Memory			512MB	512MB	512MB		1GB 1866MHz DDRIII SDRAM		1GB 1866MHz DDRIII SDRAM	512MB	1.0GB	1GB	1GB	2GB	2GB	1.0GB	1.0GB	1GB DDRIII	2.0GB	1GB 1866MHz DDRIII SDRAM
Data Transfer Rate		6Gb/s	6Gb/s	6Gb/s	6Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s	12Gb/s
RAID Levels		0, 1, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD	0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, 50 JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 1E, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 ADM, and 10 ADM	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 ADM, and10 ADM	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 ADM, and10 ADM	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 ADM, and10 ADM	0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD	0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Max Devices			128			64	128	64	128									128	256
Max Drives Per Group			32			32	32	32	32
Battery Backup Support			Yes	Yes	Yes											Yes	Yes		Yes
Cache Protection							Optional CacheVault Flash Module (LSICVM02)		Optional CacheVault Flash Module (LSICVM02)											Optional CacheVault Flash Module (LSICVM02)
Internal Connectors			1x mini-SAS SFF-8087	1x SFF-8087	2x SFF-8087	1x Mini-SAS SFF-8643	1x Mini-SAS SFF-8643	2x HD Mini-SAS SFF-8643	2x Mini-SAS SFF-8643	1x Mini-SAS SFF-8643	1x HD Mini-SAS SFF-8643	1x Mini-SAS SFF-8643	1x Mini-SAS SFF-8643	2x Mini-SAS SFF-8643	2x Mini-SAS SFF-8643	1x SFF-8643	2x SFF-8643		2x SFF-8644	2x Mini-SAS HD SFF8644
External Connectors			None	None	None	None	None	None	None							None	None		None
Included Parts			None	None	None											None	None		None
Bracket Height		Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile	Low Profile	Low Profile	Low Profile	Low Profile	Low Profile	Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile and Full Height	Low Profile and Full Height
Dimensions		2.7" x 2.5"	6.6" x 2.536"	6.6" x 2.536"	6.6" x 2.536"	6.6" x 2.536"	6.6" x 2.536"	6.6" x 2.536"	6.6" x 2.536"	6.6" x 2.54"	6.6" x 2.54"	6.6" x 2.535"	6.6" x 2.535"	6.6" x 2.535"	6.6" x 2.535"	6.67" x 2.536"	6.67" x 2.536"		6.67" x 2.536"	6.6" x 2.536"