Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H730 1GB NV vs Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730 1GB NV has 245 more devices supported than the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 (255 vs 10). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730 1GB NV, SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H730 1GB NV, 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8. Built-in processor: SAS 3108 on the Dell PERC H730 1GB NV, ARM on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730 1GB NV:SAS, Serial ATA III
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- PERC H730 1GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
Number of devices supported
- PERC H730 1GB NV:255
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:10
Built-in processor
- PERC H730 1GB NV:SAS 3108
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:ARM

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Comparison of PERC H730 1GB NV, SAS6/iR
21 specifications	A Dell PERC H730 1GB NV View product	B Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.2 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	10
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge T630	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 channels
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	SAS 3108	ARM
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown 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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