Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

18specifications compared
5differ
13identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 127 more devices supported than the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (255 vs 128). The Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 8.7 V more voltage than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (12 V vs 3.3 V). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Compatible products: PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge M630P on the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PowerEdge VRTX on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 65 °C on the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0 - 60 °C on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

RAID levels
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Number of devices supported
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:128
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255
Voltage
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 V
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.3 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 65 °C
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C

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Comparison of H330, H730
31 specifications	A Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H330 View product	B Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS ports	2	2
Performance3 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	128	255
Online Capacity Expansion	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge M630P	PowerEdge VRTX
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
Processoridentical
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	SAS3008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
VoltageDiffers	12 V	3.3 V
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware 6.0	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware 6.0
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 65 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-45 - 105 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	64.4 mm	64.4 mm
Depth	167.6 mm	167.6 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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