Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H730P vs Lenovo RAID 940-16I

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 940-16I has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H730P (4.0 vs 3.0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H730P, PCI Express x4 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H730P, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- RAID 940-16I:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- PERC H730P:PCI Express x8
- RAID 940-16I:PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots version
- PERC H730P:3.0
- RAID 940-16I:4.0
RAID levels
- PERC H730P:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- RAID 940-16I:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60

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Comparison of PERC H730P, RAID 940-16I
20 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P View product	B Lenovo RAID 940-16I View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS-3, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
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 productsKnown for one	- PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low-Profile MD2 PCIe AIC
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
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
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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