Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H840 vs Seagate LaCie 6big

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate LaCie 6big has 0.2 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H840 (1.4 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H840 has 6.6 mm more width than the Seagate LaCie 6big (167.6 mm vs 161 mm). The Seagate LaCie 6big has 163.6 mm more depth than the Dell PERC H840 (228 mm vs 64.4 mm). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H840, 5, 6 on the Seagate LaCie 6big.

RAID levels
- PERC H840:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- LaCie 6big:5, 6
Data transfer rate
- PERC H840:1.2 Gbit/s
- LaCie 6big:1.4 Gbit/s
Width
- PERC H840:167.6 mm
- LaCie 6big:161 mm
Depth
- PERC H840:64.4 mm
- LaCie 6big:228 mm

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Comparison of PERC H840, LaCie 6big
23 specifications	A Dell PERC H840 View product	B Seagate LaCie 6big View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	5, 6
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	1.4 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	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
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
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	161 mm
DepthDiffers	64.4 mm	228 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	237 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 kg
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	278 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	340 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.1 kg
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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