Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H830 2GB NV vs Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). Only the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. Built-in processor: SAS 3108 on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, Yes on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H830 2GB NV:SAS
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:SAS, Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- PERC H830 2GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- PERC H830 2GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:12 Gbit/s
SSD support
- PERC H830 2GB NV:No
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:Yes
Built-in processor
- PERC H830 2GB NV:SAS 3108
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:Yes
PCI Card form factor
- PERC H830 2GB NV:Full-height
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:Full-height (low-profile)

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Comparison of PERC H830 2GB NV, RAID 720i PCIe Adapte
23 specifications	A Dell PERC H830 2GB NV View product	B Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte 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 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 levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge T630	TS450 (E3 v5), TS460 (E3 v5), RS160 (E3 v5), RQ750 (E5 v3),
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	SAS 3108	Yes
Processor family	LSI	LSI
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	RedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux 11.2
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
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 features1 differ
PCI Card form factorDiffers	Full-height	Full-height (low-profile)
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VMware vSphere ESXi
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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