Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, Serial ATA III on the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, PCI Express x2 on the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, 0, 1, JBOD on the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:Serial ATA III
Host interface
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:PCI Express x2
RAID levels
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:0, 1, JBOD

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Comparison of H700i, PEXMSATA343
33 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering Model PEXMSATA343 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, CE, FCC
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
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	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	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 x 175 x 30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	151 g
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 TB
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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