Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H730P vs Dell PERC6/i RAID controller

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730P has 1,792 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (2048 MB vs 256 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P, SAS on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller. Internal memory type: DDR3 on the Dell PERC H730P, DDR2 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- PERC6/i RAID controller:SAS
Internal memory
- PERC H730P:2048 MB
- PERC6/i RAID controller:256 MB
Internal memory type
- PERC H730P:DDR3
- PERC6/i RAID controller:DDR2

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Comparison of PERC H730P, PERC6/i
21 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P View product	B Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS-3, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	256 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3	DDR2
Compatible productsDiffers	- PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420	Dell PowerEdge T310
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	LSISAS3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown 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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