Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H830 2GB NV vs StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H830 2GB NV has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (3.0 vs 2.0). The StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering has 4.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV (6 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H830 2GB NV has 149.6 mm more width than the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (167.6 mm vs 18 mm). Only the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, Serial ATA III on the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H830 2GB NV:SAS
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:Serial ATA III
Host interface
- PERC H830 2GB NV:PCI Express x8
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots version
- PERC H830 2GB NV:3.0
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:2.0
RAID levels
- PERC H830 2GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:0, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- PERC H830 2GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:6 Gbit/s
SSD support
- PERC H830 2GB NV:No
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:Yes
Width
- PERC H830 2GB NV:167.6 mm
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:18 mm
Depth
- PERC H830 2GB NV:64.4 mm
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:115 mm

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Comparison of PERC H830 2GB NV, PEXMSATA343
30 specifications	A Dell PERC H830 2GB NV View product	B StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering Model PEXMSATA343 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, CE, FCC
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	64.4 mm	115 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 x 175 x 30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	151 g
Other features1 differ
PCI Card form factorDiffers	Full-height	Full-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 TB
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

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