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Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s vs Dell PERC H840

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
17known 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 H840 (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H840 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 H840 (167.6 mm vs 64.4 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the Dell PERC H840.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- PERC H840:SAS
Data transfer rate
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- PERC H840:1.2 Gbit/s
Width
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
- PERC H840:167.6 mm
Depth
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- PERC H840:64.4 mm

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Comparison of H730P, PERC H840
27 specifications	A Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product	B Dell PERC H840 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	2
Performance2 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	1.2 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
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 R7415 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge T640 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge T440 - PowerVault NX3240 - PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge R7425 - PowerEdge R940xa
Processoridentical
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
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 supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	405-AAMZ

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