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
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
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 mm

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