Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s vs Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (3.0 vs 2.0). The Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 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). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s, PCI Express x2 on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s. 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 Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:SAS
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots version
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:3.0
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:2.0
RAID levels
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 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
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s

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Comparison of 405-AAER, D3116C
25 specifications	A Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s Model 405-AAER View product	B Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D3116C View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
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
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Connector orientationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Side
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI SAS2208
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ServerView RAID, MegaCLI, WebBIOS
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
SSD supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	- 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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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