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Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s vs Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 has 2 more devices supported than the Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s (10 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8. Built-in processor: Yes on the Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s, ARM on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s:SAS
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:PCI Express x8
Number of devices supported
- 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s:8
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:10
Built-in processor
- 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s:Yes
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:ARM

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Comparison of 405-AAJW, SAS6/iR
21 specifications	A Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s Model 405-AAJW View product	B Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1200 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	8	10
Compatible productsDiffers	- PowerEdge R630 - PowerEdge R6415 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge R730 - Poweredge R830 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R730XD - PowerEdge R430 - PowerEdge R530 - PowerEdge R730xd XL - PowerEdge R7415	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 channels
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	Yes	ARM
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	LSISAS3008	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	VMware vSphere ESXi	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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