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Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo RAID 930-16i

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 9identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 930-16i 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 RAID 930-16i has 2,976 MB more internal memory than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4000 MB vs 1024 MB). The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 239 more devices supported than the Lenovo RAID 930-16i (255 vs 16).

  • Data transfer rate
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
    • RAID 930-16i:12000 Gbit/s
  • Internal memory
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1024 MB
    • RAID 930-16i:4000 MB
  • Number of devices supported
    • H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255
    • RAID 930-16i:16

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Comparison of H730, RAID 930-16i
28 specifications
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSAS, Serial ATA IIISAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version3.03.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationYesYes
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s12000 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
Internal memoryDiffers1024 MB4000 MB
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 ExpansionYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Compatible productsDiffersPowerEdge VRTXST550, SR550, SR570, SR590, SR630, SR650, SR850, SR860, SR950
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLSI SAS3516
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 CISPR 22) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Japan (VCCI V-3) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 Taiwan (CNS 13438) USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B) WEEE
Processoridentical
Built-in processorYesYes
Processor familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLSI
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one3.3 VUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffersMicrosoft 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 6.0Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Serve
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one64.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one167.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080

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