Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H840 vs Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,998.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H840 (12000 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H840 has 223 more devices supported than the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (255 vs 32). The Dell PERC H840 has 99.6 mm more width than the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 68 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC H840, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H840, PCI Express on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H840:SAS
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- PERC H840:PCI Express x8
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:PCI Express
RAID levels
- PERC H840:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10
Data transfer rate
- PERC H840:1.2 Gbit/s
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- PERC H840:255
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:32
Width
- PERC H840:167.6 mm
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:68 mm
Depth
- PERC H840:64.4 mm
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:170 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of PERC H840, 00AE938
32 specifications	A Dell PERC H840 View product	B Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 00AE938 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express
External mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	12000 Gbit/s
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1866 MHz
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SAS3108
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	32
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL cUL IEC60950 EMC FCC TUV CE VCCI BSMI C-tick KC
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	- PowerEdge R7415 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge T640 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge T440 - PowerVault NX3240 - PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge R7425 - PowerEdge R940xa	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition SUSE Enterprise Linux Server (SLES) 12 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 93%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	68 mm
DepthDiffers	64.4 mm	170 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	116 g
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-height (low-profile)
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	405-AAMZ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More raid controller comparisons

All raid controller comparisons