Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H730P

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730P 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 PERC H730P has 1,024 MB more internal memory than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P. Internal memory type: DDR2 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, DDR3 on the Dell PERC H730P.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
Data transfer rate
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- PERC H730P:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- PERC H730P:2048 MB
Internal memory type
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:DDR2
- PERC H730P:DDR3

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Comparison of H700i, PERC H730P
22 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B Dell PERC H730P View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS-3, Serial ATA III
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Performance4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2048 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2	DDR3
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 R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420
Memory clock speedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	16	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
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSISAS3108
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V
System requirementsidentical
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown 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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