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Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H330

14specifications compared
8differ
6identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H330 has 2 more internal mini-SAS ports than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4 vs 2). The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H330 (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 127 more devices supported than the Dell PERC H330 (255 vs 128). Compatible products: PowerEdge VRTX on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PowerEdge T630 on the Dell PERC H330. Built-in processor: Yes on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS 3008 on the Dell PERC H330.

Internal mini-SAS ports
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:2
- PERC H330:4
Data transfer rate
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- PERC H330:1.2 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255
- PERC H330:128
Compatible products
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PowerEdge VRTX
- PERC H330:PowerEdge T630
Built-in processor
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Yes
- PERC H330:SAS 3008
Operating temperature (T-T)
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C
- PERC H330:0 - 65 °C
Width
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
- PERC H330:167.6 mm
Depth
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- PERC H330:64.4 mm

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Comparison of H730, PERC H330
28 specifications	A Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product	B Dell PERC H330 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Internal mini-SAS portsDiffers	2	4
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	1.2 Gbit/s
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	128
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge VRTX	PowerEdge T630
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 channels
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	Yes	SAS 3008
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90 °C
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	64.4 mm	167.6 mm
DepthDiffers	167.6 mm	64.4 mm

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