Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s

17specifications compared
6differ
11identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 15 more devices supported than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (255 vs 240). 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 LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s. Built-in processor: Yes on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, LSISAS2208 on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s. Voltage: 3.3 V on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, +3.3/+12 V on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Data transfer rate
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:240
Built-in processor
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Yes
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:LSISAS2208
Voltage
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.3 V
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:+3.3/+12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:0 - 55 °C

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Comparison of H730, LSI9286CV-8e
31 specifications	A Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product	B Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s Model LSI9286CV-8e View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	240
Online Capacity Expansion	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1251284 h
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE,C-Tick,BSMI,KCC,UL,TUV
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge VRTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	Yes	LSISAS2208
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-Core
Power1 differ
VoltageDiffers	3.3 V	+3.3/+12 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP
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 conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 TB
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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