Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H330 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H330 has 120 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (128 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H330, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H330, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 65 °C on the Dell PERC H330, 10 - 55 °C on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. Storage temperature (T-T): 5 - 90 °C on the Dell PERC H330, -40 - 70 °C on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H330:SAS, Serial ATA III
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- PERC H330:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Number of devices supported
- PERC H330:128
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:8
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PERC H330:0 - 65 °C
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- PERC H330:5 - 90 °C
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:-40 - 70 °C

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Comparison of PERC H330, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
28 specifications	A Dell PERC H330 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
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
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.2 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	128	8
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
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 conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 65 °C	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 90 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
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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