Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H710 vs Dell PERC H840

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H840 has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H710 (3.0 vs 2). The Dell PERC H710 has 4.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H840 (6 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H840 has 223 more devices supported than the Dell PERC H710 (255 vs 32). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell PERC H710, SAS on the Dell PERC H840.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H710:SAS, Serial ATA
- PERC H840:SAS
PCI Express slots version
- PERC H710:2
- PERC H840:3.0
Data transfer rate
- PERC H710:6 Gbit/s
- PERC H840:1.2 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- PERC H710:32
- PERC H840:255
Depth
- PERC H710:167.6 mm
- PERC H840:64.4 mm

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Comparison of PERC H710, PERC H840
24 specifications	A Dell PERC H710 View product	B Dell PERC H840 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	1.2 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	255
Compatible productsDiffers	Dell PowerEdge R620	- PowerEdge R7415 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge T640 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge T440 - PowerVault NX3240 - PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge R7425 - PowerEdge R940xa
Form factorKnown for one	LP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	600 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
System requirementsidentical
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
DepthDiffers	167.6 mm	64.4 mm
HeightKnown 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
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	405-AAMZ
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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