Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H830 2GB NV vs Dell PERC6/i RAID controller

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H830 2GB NV has 223 more devices supported than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (255 vs 32). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller. Compatible products: PowerEdge T630 on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, Dell PowerEdge T310 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller.

RAID levels
- PERC H830 2GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- PERC6/i RAID controller:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Number of devices supported
- PERC H830 2GB NV:255
- PERC6/i RAID controller:32
Compatible products
- PERC H830 2GB NV:PowerEdge T630
- PERC6/i RAID controller:Dell PowerEdge T310

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Comparison of PERC H830 2GB NV, PERC6/i
22 specifications	A Dell PERC H830 2GB NV View product	B Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS	SAS
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.2 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	32
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge T630	Dell PowerEdge T310
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 MB/s
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	SAS 3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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