Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 vs StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (3.0 vs 2.0). Only the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, Serial ATA III on the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express x2 on the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, 0, 1, JBOD on the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:Serial ATA III
Host interface
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:PCI Express
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots version
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:3.0
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:2.0
RAID levels
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:0, 1, JBOD
SSD support
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:No
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:Yes

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Comparison of 405-AACW, PEXMSATA343
27 specifications	A Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 Model 405-AACW View product	B StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering Model PEXMSATA343 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, CE, FCC
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 x 175 x 30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	151 g
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 TB
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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