Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 24 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (1024 MB vs 1000 MB). The Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 8 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (16 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Internal memory
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:1000 MB
Number of devices supported
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:16
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:8

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Comparison of H700i, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
25 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 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	3.0
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1000 MB
Number of devices supportedDiffers	16	8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swap	Yes	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	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
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge 1950 PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R510 PowerEdge R610 PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R805 PowerEdge R810 PowerEdge R910 PowerEdge T310 PowerEdge T410 PowerEdge T610 PowerEdge T710	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	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
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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