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Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s

19specifications compared
2differ
17identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 1,024 MB more internal memory than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 533 MHz more memory clock speed than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (1866 MHz vs 1333 MHz).

Internal memory
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
Memory clock speed
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1333 MHz
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:1866 MHz

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Comparison of H730, H730P
23 specifications	A Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product	B Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2048 MB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1866 MHz
Number of devices supported	255	255
Online Capacity Expansion	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Compatible products	PowerEdge VRTX	PowerEdge VRTX
Processoridentical
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Poweridentical
Voltage	3.3 V	3.3 V
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware 6.0	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware 6.0
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	64.4 mm	64.4 mm
Depth	167.6 mm	167.6 mm

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