Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H730P vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- PERC H730P:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Internal memory
- PERC H730P:2048 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:1000 MB

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Comparison of PERC H730P, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
28 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 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 SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
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
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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