Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s

16specifications compared
11differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,988 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (12000 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 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 Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 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). 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 Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:PCI Express
RAID levels
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10
Data transfer rate
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:2048 MB
Memory clock speed
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1333 MHz
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:1866 MHz
Number of devices supported
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:32
Operating temperature (T-T)
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:5 - 40 °C

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Comparison of H730, 00AE938
31 specifications	A Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product	B Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 00AE938 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express
External mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance5 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	12000 Gbit/s
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2048 MB
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1866 MHz
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SAS3108
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	32
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL cUL IEC60950 EMC FCC TUV CE VCCI BSMI C-tick KC
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge VRTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
System requirements1 differ
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 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition SUSE Enterprise Linux Server (SLES) 12 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 93%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	64.4 mm	68 mm
DepthDiffers	167.6 mm	170 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	116 g
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-height (low-profile)
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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