Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC6/i RAID controller vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i has 744 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (1000 MB vs 256 MB). The Dell PERC6/i RAID controller has 24 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (32 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC6/i RAID controller:SAS
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- PERC6/i RAID controller:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Internal memory
- PERC6/i RAID controller:256 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:1000 MB
Number of devices supported
- PERC6/i RAID controller:32
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:8

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Comparison of PERC6/i, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
23 specifications	A Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
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
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance3 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
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	1000 MB
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	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
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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