Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

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  • 4specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 0identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
    • 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:Serial ATA III
  • Host interface
    • SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:PCI Express x8
    • 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:PCI Express x2
  • RAID levels
    • SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
    • 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:0, 1, JBOD

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Comparison of SAS6/iR, PEXMSATA343
32 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATASerial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffersPCI Express x8PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 10, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMarvell 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48 bit
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS, CE, FCC
Channels quantityKnown for one2 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one10Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one300 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for onePowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 x64Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source115 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source57 g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source140 x 175 x 30 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source151 g
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 TB
Ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneARMUnknown — not stated by the source

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