Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710

3specifications compared
2differ
1identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels: 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710.

RAID levels
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
- ThinkServer RAID 710:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60

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Comparison of SAS6/iR, ThinkServer RAID 710
21 specifications	A Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, 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
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
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
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	ARM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
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
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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