Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Only the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 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 Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710. Processor family: LSI on the Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s, PowerPC on the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710.

RAID levels
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- ThinkServer RAID 710:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
SSD support
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:No
- ThinkServer RAID 710:Yes
Processor family
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:LSI
- ThinkServer RAID 710:PowerPC

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Comparison of 405-AAER, ThinkServer RAID 710
21 specifications	A Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s Model 405-AAER View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
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 levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.2 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
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
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
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	SAS 3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	LSI	PowerPC
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
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
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
QuantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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