Dell LSI SAS 9207-8i vs Dell QLogic QLE2560

Comparison of LSI SAS 9207-8i, QLogic QLE2560

12 specifications	A Dell LSI SAS 9207-8iView product	B Dell QLogic QLE2560View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	SAS	Fiber
Host interfaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe
Connector(s)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1x Fiber 8Gb
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black, Green	Green
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Transfer rateKnown for one	600 MB/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CompatibilityKnown for one	Dell: PowerEdge T320 PowerEdge T420 PowerEdge T620	—Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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