Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H740P vs Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H740P has 6 channels more channels quantity than the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 (8 channels vs 2 channels). The Dell PERC H740P has 22 more devices supported than the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 (32 vs 10). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H740P, SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H740P, 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H740P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- PERC H740P:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
Channels quantity
- PERC H740P:8 channels
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:2 channels
Number of devices supported
- PERC H740P:32
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:10

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Comparison of PERC H740P, SAS6/iR
17 specifications	A Dell PERC H740P View product	B Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR 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 versionKnown for one	3.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1
Channels quantityDiffers	8 channels	2 channels
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	10
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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