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Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s vs Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 4.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s (6 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). Only the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has SSD support. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

RAID levels
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:1.2 Gbit/s
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
SSD support
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:No
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:Yes

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Comparison of 405-AAER, H700i
23 specifications	A Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s Model 405-AAER View product	B Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible productsDiffers	- PowerEdge R330XL - PowerEdge R630XL - PowerEdge R730 - PowerEdge R730XD - PowerEdge R430 - PowerEdge C4130 - PowerEdge FC630 - PowerEdge R230 - PowerEdge R230XL - PowerEdge R330 - PowerEdge M630P - PowerEdge FC830 - Poweredge R830 - PowerEdge R530 - PowerEdge R730XL - PowerEdge R630 - PowerEdge FC	PowerEdge 1950 PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R510 PowerEdge R610 PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R805 PowerEdge R810 PowerEdge R910 PowerEdge T310 PowerEdge T410 PowerEdge T610 PowerEdge T710
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 channels
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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