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Dell PERC H710 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 1identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 2 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H710 (4.0 vs 2). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H710 (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 7,488 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC H710 (8000 MB vs 512 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell PERC H710, SAS on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H710, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • PERC H710:SAS, Serial ATA
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
  • PCI Express slots version
    • PERC H710:2
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
  • RAID levels
    • PERC H710:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
  • Data transfer rate
    • PERC H710:6 Gbit/s
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:12 Gbit/s
  • Internal memory
    • PERC H710:512 MB
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:8000 MB
  • Number of devices supported
    • PERC H710:32
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • PERC H710:0 - 60 °C
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:10 - 55 °C

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Comparison of PERC H710, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
24 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATASAS
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers24.0
Performance5 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers6 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal memoryDiffers512 MB8000 MB
Number of devices supportedDiffers3216
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE
Compatible productsDiffersDell PowerEdge R620SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
Form factorKnown for oneLPUnknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one8 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one600 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 60 °C10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one167.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one64.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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