Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H840 vs Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte

12specifications compared
6differ
6identical
10known 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 H840 (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC H840, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H840, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H840:SAS
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:SAS, Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- PERC H840:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- PERC H840:1.2 Gbit/s
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:12 Gbit/s

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Comparison of PERC H840, RAID 720i PCIe Adapte
22 specifications	A Dell PERC H840 View product	B Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA III
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	- 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	TS450 (E3 v5), TS460 (E3 v5), RS160 (E3 v5), RQ750 (E5 v3),
System requirements2 differ
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	RedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux 11.2
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016	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 featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	405-AAMZ	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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%

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