Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H830 2GB NV

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H830 2GB NV has 103.2 mm more width than the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 64.4 mm). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 103.2 mm more depth than the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV (167.6 mm vs 64.4 mm). Only the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- PERC H830 2GB NV:SAS
RAID levels
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- PERC H830 2GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- PERC H830 2GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
SSD support
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:Yes
- PERC H830 2GB NV:No
Compatible products
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:PowerEdge VRTX
- PERC H830 2GB NV:PowerEdge T630
Built-in processor
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:Yes
- PERC H830 2GB NV:SAS 3108
Width
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
- PERC H830 2GB NV:167.6 mm
Depth
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- PERC H830 2GB NV:64.4 mm

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Comparison of H730P, PERC H830 2GB NV
26 specifications	A Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product	B Dell PERC H830 2GB NV View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
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	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	1.2 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	Yes	No
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 supported	255	255
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	PowerEdge T630
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	Yes	SAS 3108
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
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)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	64.4 mm	167.6 mm
DepthDiffers	167.6 mm	64.4 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height

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