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Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H730P

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730P has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). Only the Dell PERC H730P has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s, SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P. 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 PERC H730P. Built-in processor: SAS 3108 on the Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s, Yes on the Dell PERC H730P.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:SAS
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- PERC H730P: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
- PERC H730P:12 Gbit/s
SSD support
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:No
- PERC H730P:Yes
Built-in processor
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:SAS 3108
- PERC H730P:Yes

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Comparison of 405-AAER, PERC H730P
21 specifications	A Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s Model 405-AAER View product	B Dell PERC H730P View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS-3, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
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	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	No	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 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 R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420
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
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
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

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