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Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 6,976 MB more internal memory than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (8000 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 ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i (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 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
PCI Express slots version
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
RAID levels
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Internal memory
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:8000 MB
Number of devices supported
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16
Operating temperature (T-T)
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:10 - 55 °C

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Comparison of H730, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
27 specifications	A Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	8000 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	16
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 productsDiffers	PowerEdge VRTX	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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