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Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 1,536 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (2048 MB vs 512 MB). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 1,066 MHz more memory clock speed than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (1866 MHz vs 800 MHz). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA.

RAID levels
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:6 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:512 MB
Internal memory type
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:DDR3
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:DDR2
Memory clock speed
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:1866 MHz
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:800 MHz
Number of devices supported
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:255
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:240
Voltage
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:3.3 V
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:+3.3 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:5 - 60 °C

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Comparison of H730P, LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA
25 specifications	A Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product	B Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
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
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance6 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	512 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3	DDR2
Memory clock speedDiffers	1866 MHz	800 MHz
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	240
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge VRTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 bit
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1324292 h
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
VoltageDiffers	3.3 V	+3.3 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux 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 conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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