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Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H840

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H840 (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H840 has 127 more devices supported than the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (255 vs 128). The Dell PERC H840 has 103.2 mm more width than the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 64.4 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the Dell PERC H840. 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 PERC H840.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- PERC H840:SAS
RAID levels
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
- PERC H840:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- PERC H840:1.2 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:128
- PERC H840:255
Width
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
- PERC H840:167.6 mm
Depth
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- PERC H840:64.4 mm

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Comparison of H330, PERC H840
30 specifications	A Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H330 View product	B Dell PERC H840 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	1.2 Gbit/s
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	128	255
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge M630P	- PowerEdge R7415 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge T640 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge T440 - PowerVault NX3240 - PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge R7425 - PowerEdge R940xa
Processoridentical
Processor modelKnown for one	SAS3008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	64.4 mm	167.6 mm
DepthDiffers	167.6 mm	64.4 mm
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
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	405-AAMZ

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