Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H710p

17specifications compared
5differ
12identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H710p (3.0 vs 2.0). The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H710p (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 223 more devices supported than the Dell PERC H710p (255 vs 32). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell PERC H710p.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- PERC H710p:SAS, Serial ATA
PCI Express slots version
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- PERC H710p:2.0
Data transfer rate
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- PERC H710p:6 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255
- PERC H710p:32
Voltage
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.3 V
- PERC H710p:12 V

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Comparison of H730, PERC H710p
27 specifications	A Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product	B Dell PERC H710p View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
Internal mini-SAS ports	2	2
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 rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memory	1024 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Memory clock speed	1333 MHz	1333 MHz
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	32
Online Capacity Expansion	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge VRTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSISA2208
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
Power1 differ
VoltageDiffers	3.3 V	12 V
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	64.4 mm	64.4 mm
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm

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