Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H740P vs Dell PERC H830 2GB NV

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H740P has 0.1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV (3.1 vs 3.0). The Dell PERC H740P has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H830 2GB NV has 223 more devices supported than the Dell PERC H740P (255 vs 32). Only the Dell PERC H740P has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H740P, SAS on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H740P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- PERC H830 2GB NV:SAS
PCI Express slots version
- PERC H740P:3.1
- PERC H830 2GB NV:3.0
RAID levels
- PERC H740P:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- PERC H830 2GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- PERC H740P:12 Gbit/s
- PERC H830 2GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
SSD support
- PERC H740P:Yes
- PERC H830 2GB NV:No
Number of devices supported
- PERC H740P:32
- PERC H830 2GB NV:255

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Comparison of PERC H740P, PERC H830 2GB NV
19 specifications	A Dell PERC H740P View product	B Dell PERC H830 2GB NV 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	3.1	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance4 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	1.2 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	Yes	No
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	255
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerEdge T630
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SAS 3108
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 or later	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height

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