Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H710 vs Dell PERC6/i RAID controller

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H710 has 256 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (512 MB vs 256 MB). The Dell PERC H710 has 300 MB/s more sustained data transfer rate (native) than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (600 MB/s vs 300 MB/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell PERC H710, SAS on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller. Compatible products: Dell PowerEdge R620 on the Dell PERC H710, Dell PowerEdge T310 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H710:SAS, Serial ATA
- PERC6/i RAID controller:SAS
Internal memory
- PERC H710:512 MB
- PERC6/i RAID controller:256 MB
Sustained data transfer rate (native)
- PERC H710:600 MB/s
- PERC6/i RAID controller:300 MB/s
Compatible products
- PERC H710:Dell PowerEdge R620
- PERC6/i RAID controller:Dell PowerEdge T310

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Comparison of PERC H710, PERC6/i
19 specifications	A Dell PERC H710 View product	B Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	LP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	256 MB
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Differs	600 MB/s	300 MB/s
Compatible productsDiffers	Dell PowerEdge R620	Dell PowerEdge T310
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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