Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s

16specifications compared
10differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s has 112 more devices supported than the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (240 vs 128). The Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s has 5 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (10 - 90% vs 5 - 90%). 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 Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s. 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 Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:128
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:240
Built-in processor
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Yes
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:LSISAS2208
Processor family
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:LSI
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:Dual-Core
Voltage
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 V
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:+3.3/+12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 65 °C
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:0 - 55 °C

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Comparison of H330, LSI9286CV-8e
37 specifications	A Dell H330 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H330 View product	B Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s Model LSI9286CV-8e View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	128	240
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge M630P	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1251284 h
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE,C-Tick,BSMI,KCC,UL,TUV
Processor2 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	Yes	LSISAS2208
Processor familyDiffers	LSI	Dual-Core
Processor modelKnown for one	SAS3008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Power1 differ
VoltageDiffers	12 V	+3.3/+12 V
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 2000, 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, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 65 °C	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-45 - 105 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
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 features1 differ
PCI Card form factorDiffers	Full-height (low-profile)	Half-height (low-profile)
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 TB

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