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Dell PERC H330 vs Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 2identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H330 has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (3.0 vs 2.0). The Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA has 4.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H330 (6 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA has 112 more devices supported than the Dell PERC H330 (240 vs 128). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H330, 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 PERC H330, 0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA.

  • PCI Express slots version
    • PERC H330:3.0
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:2.0
  • RAID levels
    • PERC H330:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Data transfer rate
    • PERC H330:1.2 Gbit/s
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:6 Gbit/s
  • Number of devices supported
    • PERC H330:128
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:240
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • PERC H330:0 - 65 °C
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:5 - 60 °C

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Comparison of PERC H330, LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA
30 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATA IIISAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
External mini-SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers1.2 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
Channels quantityKnown for one8 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers128240
Compatible productsKnown for onePowerEdge T630Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR2
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source800 MHz
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 bit
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1324292 h
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneSAS 3008Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for oneLSIUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 65 °C5 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 90 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one167.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one64.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+3.3 V

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