Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H710p vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

13specifications compared
6differ
7identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H710p (3.0 vs 2.0). The Dell PERC H710p has 24 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (1024 MB vs 1000 MB). The Dell PERC H710p has 24 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (32 vs 8). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H710p, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Dell PERC H710p, 10 - 55 °C on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

PCI Express slots version
- PERC H710p:2.0
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:3.0
RAID levels
- PERC H710p:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Internal memory
- PERC H710p:1024 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:1000 MB
Number of devices supported
- PERC H710p:32
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:8
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PERC H710p:0 - 60 °C
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- PERC H710p:10 - 90%
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:20 - 90%

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Comparison of PERC H710p, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
27 specifications	A Dell PERC H710p View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA
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
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance3 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1000 MB
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 supportedDiffers	32	8
Online Capacity Expansion	Yes	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	PowerPC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 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

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