Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 533 MHz more memory clock speed than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (1333 MHz vs 800 MHz). The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 239 more devices supported than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (255 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Internal memory type: DDR2 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, DDR3 on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
Data transfer rate
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory type
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:DDR2
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:DDR3
Memory clock speed
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:800 MHz
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1333 MHz
Number of devices supported
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:16
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255

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Comparison of H700i, H730
26 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance5 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memory	1024 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2	DDR3
Memory clock speedDiffers	800 MHz	1333 MHz
Number of devices supportedDiffers	16	255
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge 1950 PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R510 PowerEdge R610 PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R805 PowerEdge R810 PowerEdge R910 PowerEdge T310 PowerEdge T410 PowerEdge T610 PowerEdge T710	PowerEdge VRTX
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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