Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 vs Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Only the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has SSD support. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express x8 on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Built-in processor: SAS 3108 on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, Yes on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:PCI Express
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
SSD support
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:No
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Yes
Built-in processor
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:SAS 3108
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Yes

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Comparison of 405-AACW, H730
24 specifications	A Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 Model 405-AACW View product	B Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 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 rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 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	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 productsDiffers	PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T630	PowerEdge VRTX
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	SAS 3108	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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