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Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H710p

14specifications compared
6differ
8identical
14known 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 H710p (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 1,024 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC H710p (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 533 MHz more memory clock speed than the Dell PERC H710p (1866 MHz vs 1333 MHz). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell PERC H710p.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- PERC H710p:SAS, Serial ATA
Data transfer rate
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- PERC H710p:6 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- PERC H710p:1024 MB
Memory clock speed
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:1866 MHz
- PERC H710p:1333 MHz
Number of devices supported
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:255
- PERC H710p:32
Voltage
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:3.3 V
- PERC H710p:12 V

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Comparison of H730P, PERC H710p
28 specifications	A Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product	B Dell PERC H710p 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	2.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance4 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
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 support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Memory clock speedDiffers	1866 MHz	1333 MHz
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSISA2208
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	32
Online Capacity Expansion	Yes	Yes
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
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
VoltageDiffers	3.3 V	12 V
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Windows 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)	0 - 60 °C	0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	64.4 mm	64.4 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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