Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Internal memory
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:1000 MB
Number of devices supported
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:8
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:10 - 55 °C

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Comparison of 405-AAMY, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
30 specifications	A Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 405-AAMY View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1000 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1866 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	8
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	- PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge R940xa - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge T140 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R340 - PowerEdge R7425 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge T640 - PowerEdge R240 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge T440 - PowerEdge T340	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Product nameKnown for one	PERC H730	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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