Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H730P vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H730P (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 5,952 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC H730P (8000 MB vs 2048 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P, SAS on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H730P, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
PCI Express slots version
- PERC H730P:3.0
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
RAID levels
- PERC H730P:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Internal memory
- PERC H730P:2048 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:8000 MB

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Comparison of PERC H730P, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
24 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS-3, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Performance3 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, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	8000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE
Compatible productsDiffers	- PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	- 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	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
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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