Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H710

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H710 (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 1,536 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC H710 (2048 MB vs 512 MB). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 223 more devices supported than the Dell PERC H710 (255 vs 32). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell PERC H710. Compatible products: PowerEdge VRTX on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, Dell PowerEdge R620 on the Dell PERC H710.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- PERC H710:SAS, Serial ATA
Data transfer rate
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- PERC H710:6 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- PERC H710:512 MB
Number of devices supported
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:255
- PERC H710:32
Compatible products
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:PowerEdge VRTX
- PERC H710:Dell PowerEdge R620

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Comparison of H730P, PERC H710
26 specifications	A Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product	B Dell PERC H710 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance4 differ
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 rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1866 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	32
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	Dell PowerEdge R620
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LP
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 channels
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 MB/s
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 requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Depth	167.6 mm	167.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 mm

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