Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H740P vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H740P has 0.1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (3.1 vs 3.0). The Dell PERC H740P has 24 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (32 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H740P, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H740P, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H740P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
PCI Express slots version
- PERC H740P:3.1
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:3.0
RAID levels
- PERC H740P:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Number of devices supported
- PERC H740P:32
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:8

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Comparison of PERC H740P, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
21 specifications	A Dell PERC H740P View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS-3, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.1	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
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	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
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
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
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

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