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Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 vs Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 has 247 more devices supported than the Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s (255 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0, SAS on the Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0, PCI Express on the Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s. Built-in processor: SAS 3108 on the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0, Yes on the Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
- 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:PCI Express x8
- 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s:PCI Express
Number of devices supported
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:255
- 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s:8
Built-in processor
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:SAS 3108
- 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s:Yes

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Comparison of 405-AAEK, 405-AAJW
19 specifications	A Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 Model 405-AAEK View product	B Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s Model 405-AAJW View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express
Performance2 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 Gbit/s
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	8
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge R430 PowerEdge R530 PowerEdge R630 PowerEdge R640 PowerEdge R730 PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R740 PowerEdge R740XD	- PowerEdge R630 - PowerEdge R6415 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge R730 - Poweredge R830 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R730XD - PowerEdge R430 - PowerEdge R530 - PowerEdge R730xd XL - PowerEdge R7415
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	SAS 3108	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSISAS3008
System requirements1 differ
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Other featuresidentical
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VMware vSphere ESXi
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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