Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s

11specifications compared
4differ
7identical
16known 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 Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (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 Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). 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 Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x2 on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots version
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:2.0
Data transfer rate
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s

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Comparison of H730, D3116C
27 specifications	A Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product	B Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D3116C View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge VRTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector orientationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Side
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI SAS2208
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ServerView RAID, MegaCLI, WebBIOS
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 requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Mac 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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