Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 vs Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 has 103.2 mm more width than the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 64.4 mm). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 103.2 mm more depth than the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 (167.6 mm vs 64.4 mm). Built-in processor: SAS 3108 on the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0, Yes on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s.

Built-in processor
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:SAS 3108
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:Yes
Width
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:167.6 mm
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
Depth
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:64.4 mm
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm

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Comparison of 405-AAEK, H730P
26 specifications	A Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 Model 405-AAEK View product	B Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1866 MHz
Number of devices supported	255	255
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 VRTX
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	SAS 3108	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware 6.0
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	64.4 mm
DepthDiffers	64.4 mm	167.6 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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