Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H730P vs Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P, 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 H730P, 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8. Built-in processor: Yes on the Dell PERC H730P, ARM on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- PERC H730P:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
Built-in processor
- PERC H730P:Yes
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:ARM

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Comparison of PERC H730P, SAS6/iR
23 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P View product	B Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS-3, 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
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1
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 memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	- PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410
Channels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 channels
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
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	Yes	ARM
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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