Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA

6specifications compared
6differ
0identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (3.0 vs 2.0). The Dell 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA has 112 more devices supported than the Dell 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s (240 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, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA.

Host interface
- 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version
- 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:2.0
RAID levels
- 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:6 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:128
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:240

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Comparison of 403-BBHL, LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA
23 specifications	A Dell 403-BBHL RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 403-BBHL View product	B Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 bit
Number of devices supportedDiffers	128	240
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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1324292 h
Connector orientationKnown for one	Side	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Precision Workstations T5810 Precision Workstations T7810 Precision Workstations T7910	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+3.3 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 60 °C
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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