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Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s

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  • 5differ
  • 4identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 239 more devices supported than the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s (255 vs 16). 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 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, JBOD on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0 - 55 °C on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
    • 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
  • Host interface
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
    • 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:PCI
  • RAID levels
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:JBOD
  • Number of devices supported
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255
    • 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:16
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C
    • 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:0 - 55 °C

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Comparison of H730, 4Y37A72486
29 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATA IIISAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffersPCI Express x8PCI
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60JBOD
SSD supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR3Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one1333 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers25516
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for onePowerEdge VRTXUnknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCustom (CFF)
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrochip Luxor ROC PM8236
JBOD functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55032/EN55024) Japan VCCI Korea KCC RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B)
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one3.3 VUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft 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 6.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one64.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one167.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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