Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H740P

9specifications compared
4differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H740P has 0.1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (3.1 vs 3.0). The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 223 more devices supported than the Dell PERC H740P (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-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H740P.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- PERC H740P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
PCI Express slots version
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- PERC H740P:3.1
Number of devices supported
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255
- PERC H740P:32

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Comparison of H730, PERC H740P
24 specifications	A Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product	B Dell PERC H740P View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS-3, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	3.1
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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	32
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 productsKnown for one	PowerEdge VRTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 channels
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	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 2012, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 or later
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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