Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H840 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H840:SAS
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- PERC H840:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Number of devices supported
- PERC H840:255
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:8

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Comparison of PERC H840, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
27 specifications	A Dell PERC H840 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 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, 50
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.2 Gbit/s	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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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