Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

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

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 24 MB more internal memory than the ASUS PIKE II 3108-8i/16PD (1024 MB vs 1000 MB). The ASUS PIKE II 3108-8i/16PD has 88 mm more width than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (152.4 mm vs 64.4 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III on the ASUS PIKE II 3108-8i/16PD, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express on the ASUS PIKE II 3108-8i/16PD, PCI Express x8 on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- PIKE II 3108-8i/16PD:PCI Express
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
Internal memory
- PIKE II 3108-8i/16PD:1000 MB
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1024 MB
Width
- PIKE II 3108-8i/16PD:152.4 mm
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm

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Comparison of PIKE II 3108-8i/16PD, H730
25 specifications	A ASUS PIKE II 3108-8i/16PD View product	B Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
Performance1 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	1000 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS 3108	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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	152.4 mm	64.4 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	50.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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