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Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H330

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 4.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H330 (6 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H330 has 112 more devices supported than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (128 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 PERC H330.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- PERC H330:SAS, Serial ATA III
Data transfer rate
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- PERC H330:1.2 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:16
- PERC H330:128

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Comparison of H700i, PERC H330
26 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B Dell PERC H330 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	4
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	1.2 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Channels quantity	8 channels	8 channels
Number of devices supportedDiffers	16	128
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 T630
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	800 MHz	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	SAS 3008
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 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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