Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo RAID 940-16I

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 239 more devices supported than the Lenovo RAID 940-16I (255 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- RAID 940-16I:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- RAID 940-16I:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Number of devices supported
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:255
- RAID 940-16I:16

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Comparison of H730P, RAID 940-16I
24 specifications	A Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product	B Lenovo RAID 940-16I 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 x4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Performance2 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 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 supportedDiffers	255	16
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 productsKnown for one	PowerEdge VRTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low-Profile MD2 PCIe AIC
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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