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Dell PERC H830 2GB NV vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i 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 ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i (255 vs 16). Only the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has SSD support. Compatible products: PowerEdge T630 on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X) on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

PCI Express slots version
- PERC H830 2GB NV:3.0
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
Data transfer rate
- PERC H830 2GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:12 Gbit/s
SSD support
- PERC H830 2GB NV:No
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:Yes
Number of devices supported
- PERC H830 2GB NV:255
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16

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Comparison of PERC H830 2GB NV, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
26 specifications	A Dell PERC H830 2GB NV View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
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
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	16
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge T630	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000 MB
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE
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 supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
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	10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
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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