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Dell PERC H830 2GB NV vs Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s 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 239 more devices supported than the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s (255 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, PCI on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, JBOD on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H830 2GB NV:SAS
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- PERC H830 2GB NV:PCI Express x8
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:PCI
RAID levels
- PERC H830 2GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:JBOD
Data transfer rate
- PERC H830 2GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- PERC H830 2GB NV:255
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:16

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Comparison of PERC H830 2GB NV, 4Y37A72486
26 specifications	A Dell PERC H830 2GB NV View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72486 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI
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	JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	16
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Custom (CFF)
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55032/EN55024) Japan VCCI Korea KCC RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B)
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 requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%

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