Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H730P vs Dell PERC H840

10specifications compared
3differ
7identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730P has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H840 (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P, SAS on the Dell PERC H840.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- PERC H840:SAS
Data transfer rate
- PERC H730P:12 Gbit/s
- PERC H840:1.2 Gbit/s

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Comparison of PERC H730P, PERC H840
23 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P View product	B Dell PERC H840 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS-3, Serial ATA III	SAS
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	1.2 Gbit/s
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	255
Compatible productsDiffers	- PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420	- PowerEdge R7415 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge T640 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge T440 - PowerVault NX3240 - PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge R7425 - PowerEdge R940xa
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Processor modelKnown for one	LSISAS3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 - Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 - VMware ESXi 5.1 - VMware 6.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 mm
HeightKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	405-AAMZ
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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