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Dell PERC H730P vs Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730P has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (3.0 vs 2.0). The Dell PERC H730P has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H730P has 1,536 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (2048 MB vs 512 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P, SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H730P, 0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA.

PCI Express slots version
- PERC H730P:3.0
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:2.0
RAID levels
- PERC H730P:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- PERC H730P:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:6 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- PERC H730P:2048 MB
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:512 MB
Internal memory type
- PERC H730P:DDR3
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:DDR2
Voltage
- PERC H730P:3.3 V
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:+3.3 V

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Comparison of PERC H730P, LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA
25 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P View product	B Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS-3, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	512 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3	DDR2
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 bit
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1324292 h
Compatible productsKnown for one	- PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
VoltageDiffers	3.3 V	+3.3 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 60 °C
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
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
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

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