Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H330 vs Lenovo RAID 940-16I

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 940-16I has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H330 (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo RAID 940-16I has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H330 (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H330 has 112 more devices supported than the Lenovo RAID 940-16I (128 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H330, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H330, PCI Express x4 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H330:SAS, Serial ATA III
- RAID 940-16I:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- PERC H330:PCI Express x8
- RAID 940-16I:PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots version
- PERC H330:3.0
- RAID 940-16I:4.0
RAID levels
- PERC H330:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- RAID 940-16I:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- PERC H330:1.2 Gbit/s
- RAID 940-16I:12 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- PERC H330:128
- RAID 940-16I:16

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Comparison of PERC H330, RAID 940-16I
23 specifications	A Dell PERC H330 View product	B Lenovo RAID 940-16I View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	128	16
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low-Profile MD2 PCIe AIC
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	SAS 3008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 90 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	64.4 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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