Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. RAID levels: 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. Built-in processor: ARM on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, Yes on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:SAS, Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Built-in processor
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:ARM
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:Yes

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Comparison of SAS6/iR, RAID 720i PCIe Adapte
24 specifications	A Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product	B Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410	TS450 (E3 v5), TS460 (E3 v5), RS160 (E3 v5), RQ750 (E5 v3),
Channels quantityKnown for one	2 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor1 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	ARM	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux 11.2
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VMware vSphere ESXi
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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