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
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
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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