Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 118 more devices supported than the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 (128 vs 10). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8. Built-in processor: Yes on the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, ARM on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
Number of devices supported
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:128
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:10
Built-in processor
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Yes
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:ARM

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Comparison of H330, SAS6/iR
32 specifications	A Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H330 View product	B Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50	0, 1
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	128	10
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge M630P	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410
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	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
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
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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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