Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H710 vs Lenovo RAID 940-16I

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 940-16I has 2 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H710 (4.0 vs 2). The Lenovo RAID 940-16I has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H710 (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H710 has 16 more devices supported than the Lenovo RAID 940-16I (32 vs 16). Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H710, PCI Express x4 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H710, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I.

Host interface
- PERC H710:PCI Express x8
- RAID 940-16I:PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots version
- PERC H710:2
- RAID 940-16I:4.0
RAID levels
- PERC H710:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- RAID 940-16I:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- PERC H710:6 Gbit/s
- RAID 940-16I:12 Gbit/s
Form factor
- PERC H710:LP
- RAID 940-16I:Low-Profile MD2 PCIe AIC
Number of devices supported
- PERC H710:32
- RAID 940-16I:16

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Comparison of PERC H710, RAID 940-16I
19 specifications	A Dell PERC H710 View product	B Lenovo RAID 940-16I View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2	4.0
Performance4 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Form factorDiffers	LP	Low-Profile MD2 PCIe AIC
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	16
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	600 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell PowerEdge R620	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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