Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 127 more devices supported than the Dell 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s (255 vs 128). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Number of devices supported
- 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:128
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:255

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Comparison of 403-BBHL, H730P
26 specifications	A Dell 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 403-BBHL View product	B Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 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 memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1866 MHz
Number of devices supportedDiffers	128	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 productsDiffers	Precision Workstations T5810 Precision Workstations T7810 Precision Workstations T7910	PowerEdge VRTX
Connector orientationKnown for one	Side	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
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
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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