Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 vs Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Only the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, SAS on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express x8 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:PCI Express
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
SSD support
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:No
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:Yes

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Comparison of 405-AACW, H700i
19 specifications	A Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 Model 405-AACW View product	B Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 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
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 channels
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T630	PowerEdge 1950 PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R510 PowerEdge R610 PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R805 PowerEdge R810 PowerEdge R910 PowerEdge T310 PowerEdge T410 PowerEdge T610 PowerEdge T710
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	SAS 3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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