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Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC6/i RAID controller

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

Key differences

The Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 768 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (1024 MB vs 256 MB). The Dell PERC6/i RAID controller has 16 more devices supported than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (32 vs 16).

Internal memory
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- PERC6/i RAID controller:256 MB
Number of devices supported
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:16
- PERC6/i RAID controller:32

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Comparison of H700i, PERC6/i
16 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS	SAS
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	256 MB
Internal memory type	DDR2	DDR2
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 supportedDiffers	16	32
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 T310
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantity	2	2
Internal ports	2	2
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64

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