Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 vs Dell PERC6/i RAID controller

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, SAS on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
- PERC6/i RAID controller:SAS

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Comparison of 405-AACW, PERC6/i
16 specifications	A Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 Model 405-AACW View product	B Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
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
Performance1 differ
SSD supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T630	Dell PowerEdge T310
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
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 requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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