Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC6/i RAID controller vs Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 has 768 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (1024 MB vs 256 MB). Internal memory type: DDR2 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, DDR3 on the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710.

Internal memory
- PERC6/i RAID controller:256 MB
- ThinkServer RAID 710:1024 MB
Internal memory type
- PERC6/i RAID controller:DDR2
- ThinkServer RAID 710:DDR3

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Comparison of PERC6/i, ThinkServer RAID 710
18 specifications	A Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Performance2 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR2	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell PowerEdge T310	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
QuantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64	Unknown — not stated by the source

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