Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H710p vs Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H710p (3.0 vs 2.0). The Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H710p (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell PERC H710p, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H710p, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. Processor family: PowerPC on the Dell PERC H710p, LSI on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H710p:SAS, Serial ATA
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:SAS, Serial ATA III
PCI Express slots version
- PERC H710p:2.0
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:3.0
RAID levels
- PERC H710p:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- PERC H710p:6 Gbit/s
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:12 Gbit/s
Processor family
- PERC H710p:PowerPC
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:LSI
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PERC H710p:0 - 60 °C
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:0 - 55 °C

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Comparison of PERC H710p, RAID 720i PCIe Adapte
29 specifications	A Dell PERC H710p View product	B Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	LSISA2208	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TS450 (E3 v5), TS460 (E3 v5), RS160 (E3 v5), RQ750 (E5 v3),
Processor1 differ
Processor familyDiffers	PowerPC	LSI
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	RedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux 11.2
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VMware vSphere ESXi

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