Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G vs Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G has 976 MB more internal memory than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (2000 MB vs 1024 MB). The ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G has 103.2 mm more width than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 64.4 mm). The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 98.8 mm more depth than the ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G (167.6 mm vs 68.8 mm).

Internal memory
- PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G:2000 MB
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1024 MB
Width
- PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G:167.6 mm
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
Depth
- PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G:68.8 mm
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm

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Comparison of PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G, H730
25 specifications	A ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G View product	B Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal mini-SAS HD 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 levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	255
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
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerEdge VRTX
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware 6.0
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	64.4 mm
DepthDiffers	68.8 mm	167.6 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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