Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s

3specifications compared
3differ
0identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, PCI Express, SAS-3 on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, PCI Express on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interface
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:PCI Express x8
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express

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Comparison of SAS6/iR, MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G
22 specifications	A Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product	B Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s Model MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express
Performanceidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88SE9230
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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	Windows 7
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	133 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 g
Other featuresidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	ARM	Unknown — not stated by the source

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