Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
Channels quantity
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:8 channels
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:2 channels
Number of devices supported
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:16
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:10

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Comparison of H700i, SAS6/iR
18 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Performance4 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1
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 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 quantityDiffers	8 channels	2 channels
Number of devices supportedDiffers	16	10
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	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM
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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