Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710

Comparison of H730, ThinkServer RAID 710

26 specifications	A Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
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 supportedKnown for one	255	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge VRTX	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
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
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
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
QuantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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