Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 vs Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8

6specifications compared
6differ
0identical
10known 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, Serial ATA on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express x8 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8. Built-in processor: SAS 3108 on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, ARM on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:PCI Express
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
Built-in processor
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:SAS 3108
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:ARM

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Comparison of 405-AACW, SAS6/iR
16 specifications	A Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 Model 405-AACW View product	B Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 channels
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T630	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410
SSD supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	SAS 3108	ARM
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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