Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
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 Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 1,024 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 533 MHz more memory clock speed than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (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 Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s. Built-in processor: Yes on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, LSISAS2208 on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Data transfer rate
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
Memory clock speed
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:1866 MHz
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:1333 MHz
Number of devices supported
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:255
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:240
Built-in processor
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:Yes
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:LSISAS2208
Voltage
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:3.3 V
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:+3.3/+12 V
Operating temperature (T-T)
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:0 - 55 °C

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Comparison of H730P, LSI9286CV-8e
30 specifications	A Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product	B Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s Model LSI9286CV-8e 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	3.0
External 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
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	240
Online Capacity Expansion	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1251284 h
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE,C-Tick,BSMI,KCC,UL,TUV
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge VRTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	Yes	LSISAS2208
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-Core
Power1 differ
VoltageDiffers	3.3 V	+3.3/+12 V
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP
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 conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 TB
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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