Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H330 vs Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s has 4.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H330 (6 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H330, PCI Express, SAS-3 on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H330, PCI Express on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s. Windows operating systems supported: Yes on the Dell PERC H330, Windows 7 on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H330:SAS, Serial ATA III
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interface
- PERC H330:PCI Express x8
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express
Data transfer rate
- PERC H330:1.2 Gbit/s
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Windows operating systems supported
- PERC H330:Yes
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:Windows 7

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Comparison of PERC H330, MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G
28 specifications	A Dell PERC H330 View product	B Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s Model MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	128	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88SE9230
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 requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 7
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Windows Server 2003
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
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	133 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 g
Other featuresidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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