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Dell PERC H730P vs Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730P has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H730P has 1,024 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s. Built-in processor: Yes on the Dell PERC H730P, LSISAS2208 on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s. Processor family: LSI on the Dell PERC H730P, Dual-Core on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Data transfer rate
- PERC H730P:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- PERC H730P:2048 MB
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
Built-in processor
- PERC H730P:Yes
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:LSISAS2208
Processor family
- PERC H730P:LSI
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:Dual-Core
Voltage
- PERC H730P:3.3 V
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:+3.3/+12 V

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Comparison of PERC H730P, LSI9286CV-8e
31 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P View product	B Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s Model LSI9286CV-8e 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 version	3.0	3.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
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	1251284 h
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE,C-Tick,BSMI,KCC,UL,TUV
Compatible productsKnown for one	- PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor2 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	Yes	LSISAS2208
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyDiffers	LSI	Dual-Core
Processor modelKnown for one	LSISAS3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
VoltageDiffers	3.3 V	+3.3/+12 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, 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, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 TB
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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