Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H730 1GB NV vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 1identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H730 1GB NV (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H730 1GB NV (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H730 1GB NV has 239 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i (255 vs 16). Only the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730 1GB NV, SAS on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • PERC H730 1GB NV:SAS, Serial ATA III
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
  • PCI Express slots version
    • PERC H730 1GB NV:3.0
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
  • RAID levels
    • PERC H730 1GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
  • Data transfer rate
    • PERC H730 1GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:12 Gbit/s
  • SSD support
    • PERC H730 1GB NV:No
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:Yes
  • Number of devices supported
    • PERC H730 1GB NV:255
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16

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Comparison of PERC H730 1GB NV, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
25 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATA IIISAS
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.04.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
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 rateDiffers1.2 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffersNoYes
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8000 MB
Number of devices supportedDiffers25516
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 productsDiffersPowerEdge T630SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 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
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneSAS 3108Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for oneLSIUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one167.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one64.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source

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