Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 vs Dell PERC H730P

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0, SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P. Built-in processor: SAS 3108 on the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0, Yes on the Dell PERC H730P.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
Built-in processor
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:SAS 3108
- PERC H730P:Yes

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Comparison of 405-AAEK, PERC H730P
22 specifications	A Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 Model 405-AAEK View product	B Dell PERC H730P View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS-3, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Performance1 differ
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
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge R430 PowerEdge R530 PowerEdge R630 PowerEdge R640 PowerEdge R730 PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R740 PowerEdge R740XD	- PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	SAS 3108	Yes
Processor family	LSI	LSI
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSISAS3108
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V
System requirementsidentical
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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	167.6 mm	167.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 mm
DepthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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