Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H830 2GB NV

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
17known 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 H830 2GB NV (6 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H830 2GB NV has 239 more devices supported than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (255 vs 16). Only the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has SSD support. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV.

RAID levels
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- PERC H830 2GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- PERC H830 2GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
SSD support
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:Yes
- PERC H830 2GB NV:No
Number of devices supported
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:16
- PERC H830 2GB NV:255

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Comparison of H700i, PERC H830 2GB NV
24 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B Dell PERC H830 2GB NV View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
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 SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance5 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	1.2 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	Yes	No
Number of devices supportedDiffers	16	255
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
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	SAS 3108
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
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
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height
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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