Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H710

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 512 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC H710 (1024 MB vs 512 MB). The Dell PERC H710 has 16 more devices supported than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (32 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell PERC H710.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- PERC H710:SAS, Serial ATA
Internal memory
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- PERC H710:512 MB
Number of devices supported
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:16
- PERC H710:32

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Comparison of H700i, PERC H710
22 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B Dell PERC H710 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown 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 rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LP
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	512 MB
Channels quantity	8 channels	8 channels
Number of devices supportedDiffers	16	32
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 MB/s
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	Dell PowerEdge R620
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	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
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
HeightKnown 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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