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Dell 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s has 247 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (255 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:SAS
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Number of devices supported
- 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s:255
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:8

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Comparison of 405-AANN, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
26 specifications	A Dell 405-AANN RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 1.2 Gbit/s Model 405-AANN View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Internal mini-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	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.2 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	- PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge C4140 - PowerEdge R6415 - PowerEdge R7415 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R940xa - PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge R6515 - PowerEdge R7515	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	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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