Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s vs Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 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, PCI Express, SAS-3 on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 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 on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s. Windows operating systems supported: Yes on the Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s, Windows 7 on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:SAS
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interface
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express
Data transfer rate
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:1.2 Gbit/s
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supported
- 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:Yes
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:Windows 7

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Comparison of 405-AAER, MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G
24 specifications	A Dell 405-AAER RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s Model 405-AAER View product	B Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s Model MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express
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
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
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
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88SE9230
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 requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003
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
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	133 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 g
Other featuresidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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