Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

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

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 5,952 MB more internal memory than the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s (8000 MB vs 2048 MB). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 239 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i (255 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. Compatible products: PowerEdge VRTX on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X) on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
RAID levels
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Internal memory
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:8000 MB
Number of devices supported
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:255
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16
Operating temperature (T-T)
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:10 - 55 °C

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Comparison of H730P, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
27 specifications	A Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i 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	4.0
Performance4 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	8000 MB
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 productsDiffers	PowerEdge VRTX	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE
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 requirements1 differ
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 systemsDiffers	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	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
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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