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Dell PERC H840 vs Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s has 4.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H840 (6 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H840 has 253 more devices supported than the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s (255 vs 2). Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell PERC H840, SATA 22-pin on the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H840, 0, 1 on the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- PERC H840:PCI Express x8
- 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:SATA 22-pin
RAID levels
- PERC H840:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:0, 1
Data transfer rate
- PERC H840:1.2 Gbit/s
- 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- PERC H840:255
- 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:2

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Comparison of PERC H840, 51017
21 specifications	A Dell PERC H840 View product	B Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s Model 51017 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	SATA 22-pin
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	2
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
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JMicron
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	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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