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Dell PERC H830 2GB NV vs Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,998.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV (12000 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H830 2GB NV has 247 more devices supported than the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (255 vs 8). Only the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H830 2GB NV:SAS
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- PERC H830 2GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rate
- PERC H830 2GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
SSD support
- PERC H830 2GB NV:No
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:Yes
Number of devices supported
- PERC H830 2GB NV:255
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:8
PCI Card form factor
- PERC H830 2GB NV:Full-height
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:Full-height (low-profile)

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Comparison of PERC H830 2GB NV, 7Y37A01084
32 specifications	A Dell PERC H830 2GB NV View product	B Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 7Y37A01084 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
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
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	12000 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI SAS3508
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown 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 CISPR 22) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Japan (VCCI V-3) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 Taiwan (CNS 13438) USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B) WEEE
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	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
Other features1 differ
PCI Card form factorDiffers	Full-height	Full-height (low-profile)
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
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

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