Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Only the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:PCI Express
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
SSD support
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:No
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:Yes

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Comparison of 405-AACW, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
21 specifications	A Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 Model 405-AACW View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
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

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