PowerEdge: List of PowerEdge RAID Controller types for Dell systems
Summary: This article lists the PowerEdge RAID Controllers (PERC) by series family (generation) for Dell systems. There are several types of PERC controllers available depending on internal or external storage connectors, maximum drive support, and RAID support. ...
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- Series 12 Family
- Series 11 Family
- Series 10 Family
- Series 9 Family
- Series 8 Family
- Series 7 and 6 Families
- Series 5 Family
Series 12 Family
| Model and Form Factors | Interface Support | PCI Support | SAS Connection | Cache Memory Size | Write Back Cache | RAID Levels | Max Drive Support | RAID Support |
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PowerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC and SAS HBA) Series 12 |
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PERC H965I ADAPTER |
22.5 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS 6 Gbps SATA/SAS Gen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16-ports/lanes 2x8 Internal |
8 GB DDR4 3200 MT/s cache (NV) | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 | 16 SAS/SATA per controller With SAS Expander Up to the platform limit 8 NVMe controller With PCIe Switch, up to the platform limit. |
Hardware RAID |
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PERC H965I FRONT |
22.5 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS 6 Gbps SATA/SAS Gen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16-ports/lanes 2x8 Internal |
8 GB DDR4 3200 MT/s cache (NV) | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 | 16 SAS/SATA per controller With SAS Expander Up to the platform limit 8 NVMe controller With PCIe Switch, up to the platform limit. |
Hardware RAID |
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PERC H965I MX |
22.5 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS 6 Gbps SATA/SAS Gen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16-ports/lanes 2x8 Internal |
8 GB DDR4 3200 MT/s cache (NV) | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 | 8/per controller SAS/SATA or NVMe (platform limit) |
Hardware RAID |
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PERC H965E ADAPTER |
22.5 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16-ports 4x4 ExternaI |
8 GB DDR4 3200 MT/s cache (NV) | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 | 240 SAS drives | Hardware RAID |
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HBA465I ADAPTER |
22.5 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS 6 Gbps SATA/SAS |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16-ports 2x8 Internal |
No Cache | No Cache | N/A | 16 SAS/SATA per controller With SAS Expander Up to the platform limit |
N/A |
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HBA465I FRONT |
22.5 Gbps SAS 12 Gbps SAS 6 Gbps SATA/SAS |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16-ports 2x8 Internal |
No Cache | No Cache | N/A | 16 SAS/SATA per controller With SAS Expander Up to the platform limit |
N/A |
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S160 Software RAID |
6 Gbps SATA/SAS/ NVMe | N/A | N/A | No Cache | No Cache |
Windows OS: Linux OS: |
Up to 8 SATA or 30 NVMe |
Software RAID Windows and Linux (Platform limits apply, see User Guide for more info) |
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Series 11 Family
| Model and Form Factors | Interface Support | PCI Support | SAS Connection | Cache Memory Size | Write Back Cache | RAID Levels | Max Drive Support | RAID Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC and SAS HBA) Series 11 | ||||||||
| H755 Adapter | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA Gen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16-ports/lanes 2x8 Internal |
8 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache |
0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
16/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit |
Hardware RAID |
| H750 Adapter | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA *SAS/SATA ONLY |
PCIe Gen 4 | 8 ports 1x8 Internal |
8 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache |
0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
8/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit |
Hardware RAID |
| H755N Front (NVMe Only) | Gen3 (8 GT/s) NVMe Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16 lanes 2x8 Internal |
8 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache |
0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
8/per controller | Hardware RAID |
| H755 Front (SAS/SATA Only) | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports 2x8 Internal |
8 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache |
0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
16/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit |
Hardware RAID |
| HBA355 Adapter (internal) | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports 2x8 Internal |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 16/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit |
N/A |
| HBA355 Front (internal) | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports 2x8 Internal |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 16/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit |
N/A |
| HBA350 Adapter (internal) | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe Gen 4 | 8 ports 2x8 Internal |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 16/controller 50 with SAS Expander *Platform limit |
N/A |
| HBA355e Adapter (external) | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports 4x4 External |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 240 | N/A |
| HBA350 MX (internal) | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe Gen 4 | 8 ports 1x8 Internal |
N/A | N/A | N/A | 8 *Platform limit |
N/A |
| H350 Adapter | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA | PCIe Gen 4 | 8 ports 1x8 Internal |
No Cache | No Cache | 0,1,10 - Note 1 | Up To 32 RAID, or 32 Non-RAID |
Hardware RAID |
| H355 Adapter | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA | PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports 2x8 Internal |
No Cache | No Cache | 0,1,10 - Note 1 | Up To 32 RAID, or 32 Non-RAID |
Hardware RAID |
| H355 Front | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA | PCIe Gen 4 | 16 ports 2x8 Internal |
No Cache | No Cache | 0,1,10 - Note 1 | Up To 32 RAID, or 32 Non-RAID |
Hardware RAID |
Note: Note 1 - RAID levels 5, 6, 50, and 60 are not supported on PERC H355 adapter SAS, PERC H355 front SAS, PERC H350 adapter SAS, and PERC H350 Mini Monolithic SAS.
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Series 10 Family
| Models | Drive Types | PCI Support | SAS Connectors | Cache Memory | Write Back Cache | RAID Levels | Max Drive Support | RAID Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC and SAS HBA) Series 10 | ||||||||
| H840 Adapter |
12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCIe 3.1 | 2x4 External | 8 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
255 | Hardware |
| H745P MX Adapter | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA/SAS 3 Gb/s SATA |
PCIe 3 | Modular Enclosure | 8 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
- | Hardware |
| H740P Adapter | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCIe 3.1 | 2x4 Internal | 8 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| H740P Mini Mono | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCIe 3.1 | 2x4 Internal | 8 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| S150 Software RAID |
6 Gb/s SATA/NVMe | PCIe | N/A | No Cache | No Cache | 0,1,5,10 | 30* | Software RAID Windows and Linux |
| S140 Software RAID |
6 Gb/s SATA/NVMe | N/A | N/A | No Cache | No Cache | 0,1,5,10 | 16** | Software RAID Windows and Linux |
| 12 Gbps SAS Ext. HBA | 12 Gb/s SAS | PCIe 3.0 | 2x4 External | No Cache | No Cache | No RAID Pass-Thru Only |
255 | No RAID Pass-Thru Only |
| H745 Adapter | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe 3 | 2x8 Internal | 4 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
240 | Hardware |
| H745 Front | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe 3 | 2x8 Internal | 4 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
240 | Hardware |
| H345 Adapter | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe 3 | 2x8 Internal | No Cache | No Cache | 0,1,10 | 63 | Hardware |
| H345 Front | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SAS/SATA 3 Gb/s SAS/SATA |
PCIe 3 | 2x8 Internal | No Cache | No Cache | 0,1,10 | 63 | Hardware |
Note: * The S150 controller supports up to 8 SATA disks (HDD and SSD) depending on system backplane configuration, supports up to 30 NVMe PCIe SSDs.
Note: ** The S140 controller supports up to 16 disks (SATA + NVMe) depending on system backplane configuration except the PowerEdge R840 and PowerEdge R940xa supports up to 30 (SATA + NVMe).
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Series 9 Family
| Models | Drive Types | PCI Support | SAS Connectors | Cache Memory | Write Back Cache | RAID Levels | Max Drive Support | RAID Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC and SAS HBA) Series 9 | ||||||||
| H830 Adapter |
12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCI-e 3.0 | 2x4 External | 2 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
255 | Hardware |
| H730P Adapter | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCI-e 3.0 | 2x4 Internal | 2 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| H730P MX | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA/SAS 3 Gb/s SATA |
PCIe 3 | 2x4 Internal | 2 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
- | Hardware |
| H730P Mini Mono | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCI-e 3.0 | 2x4 Internal | 2 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| H730P Mini Blade | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCI-e 3.0 | 2x4 Internal | 2 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| H730 Adapter | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCI-e 3.0 | 2x4 Internal | 1 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| H730 Mini Mono | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCI-e 3.0 | 2x4 Internal | 1 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| H730 Mini Blade | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCI-e 3.0 | 1x4 Internal | 1 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| H330 Adapter | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCI-e 3.0 | 2x4 Internal | No Cache | No Cache | 0,1,5,10,50 | 16 RAID, 32 Non-RAID |
Hardware |
| H330 Mini Mono | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCI-e 3.0 | 2x4 Internal | No Cache | No Cache | 0,1,5,10,50 | 16 RAID, 32 Non-RAID |
Hardware |
| H330 Mini Blade | 12 Gb/s SAS 6 Gb/s SATA |
PCI-e 3.0 | 2x4 Internal | No Cache | No Cache | 0,1,5,10,50 | 8 | Hardware |
| S130 Software RAID |
6 Gb/s SATA | N/A | N/A | No Cache | No Cache | 0,1,5,10 | 10 | Software - Windows and Linux |
| 12 Gbps SAS Ext. HBA | 12 Gb/s SAS | PCI-e 3.0 | 2x4 External | No Cache | No Cache | No RAID Pass-Thru Only |
255 | No RAID Pass-Thru Only |
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Series 8 Family
| Models | Drive Types | PCI Support | SAS Connectors | Cache Memory | Write Back Cache | RAID Levels | Max Drive Support | RAID Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC and SAS HBA) Series 8 | ||||||||
| H810 Adapter | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-e 2.0 | 2x4 External | 1 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
192 | Hardware |
| H710P Adapter | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-e 2.0 | 2x4 Internal | 1 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| H710P Mini Mono | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-e 2.0 | 2x4 Internal | 1 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| H710P Mini Blade | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-e 2.0 | 2x4 Internal | 1 GB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
4 | Hardware |
| H710 Adapter | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-e 2.0 | 2x4 Internal | 512 MB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| H710 Mini Mono | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-e 2.0 | 2x4 Internal | 512 MB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
32 | Hardware |
| H710 Mini Blade | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-e 2.0 | 1x4 Internal | 512 MB NV | Flash Backed Cache | 0,1,5,6, 10,50,60 |
4 | Hardware |
| H310 Adapter | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-e 2.0 | 2x4 Internal | - | - | 0,1,5,10,50 | 16, Non-RAID 32 | Hardware |
| H310 Mini Mono | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-e 2.0 | 2x4 Internal | - | - | 0,1,5,10,50 | 16, Non-RAID 32 | Hardware |
| H310 Mini Blade | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-e 2.0 | 1x4 Internal | - | - | 0,1,5,10,50 | 4 | Hardware |
| S110 | 3 Gb/s SATA | PCI-e 2.0 | - | - | - | 0,1,5,10 | 4 | Software - Windows Only |
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Series 7 and 6 Family
| Model | Drive Types | PCI Support | SAS Connections | Cache Memory | Write Back Cache | RAID Levels | Max Drive Support | RAID Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC and SAS HBA) Series 7 and 6 | ||||||||
| H800 Adapter | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 2.0 | 2x4 External | 512 MB, 512 MB NV, 1 GB NV | Yes (TBBU) | 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 | 192 | Hardware RAID |
| H700 Integrated Adapter | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E2.0 | 2x4 Internal | 512 MB, 512 MB NV, 1 GB NV | Yes (BBU) | 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 | 16 | Hardware RAID |
| H700 Modular | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 2.0 | 1x4 Internal | 512 MB | Yes (BBU) | 0,1,5,6,10 | 4 | Hardware RAID |
| H200 Integrated Adapter | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 2.0 | 2x4 Internal | - | - | 0,1,10 Supports non-RAID |
16 | Hardware RAID |
| H200 Modular | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 2.0 | 1x4 Internal | - | - | 0,1,10 Supports non-RAID |
4 | Hardware RAID |
| 6 Gbps SAS HBA | 6 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 2.0 | 2x4 External | - | - | - | - | HBA Hardware |
| PERC 6/E Adapter | 3 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 1.0 | 2x4 External | 512 MB, 256 MB | Yes (TBBU) | 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 | 144 | Hardware RAID |
| PERC 6/I Adapter | 3 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 1.0 | 2x4 Internal | 256 MB | Yes (BBU) | 0,1,5,6,10,50,60 | 16 | Hardware RAID |
| PERC 6/I Modular | 3 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 1.0 | 1x4 Internal | 256 MB | Yes (BBU) | 0,1,5,6,10 | 4 | Hardware RAID |
| CERC 6/I Modular | 3 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 1.0 | 1x4 Internal | 128 MB | - | 0,1,5,6,10 | 4 | Hardware RAID |
| SAS 6/iR Integrated Adapter | 3 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 1.0 | 2x4 Internal | - | - | 0,1 | 8 | Hardware RAID |
| SAS 6/iR Modular | 3 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 1.0 | 1x4 Internal | - | - | 0,1 | 4 | Hardware RAID |
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S300 |
3 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 1.0 | 2x4 Internal | - | - | 0,1,10,5 | 8 | Software RAID on HBA |
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S100 |
3 Gb/s SATA | - | 4 cabled SATA | - | - | 0,1,10,5 | 4 | Software RAID on SATA Chipset |
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Series 5 Family
| Model | Drive Types | PCI Support | SAS Connections | Cache Memory | Write Back Cache | RAID Levels | Max Drive Support | RAID Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PowerEdge Server-Storage Controllers (PERC and SAS HBA) Series 5 | ||||||||
| PERC 5/E Adapter | 3 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 1.0 | 2x4 External | 256 MB | Yes (TBBU) | 0,1,5,10,50 | - | Hardware RAID |
| PERC 5/i Adapter | 3 Gb/s SAS | PCI-E 1.0 | 2x4 Internal | 256 MB | Yes (BBU) | 0,1,5,10,50 | - | Hardware RAID |
| PERC5/i Integrated | 3 Gb/s SAS | Integrated | 2x4 Internal | 256 MB | Yes (BBU) | 0,1,5,10,50 | - | Hardware RAID |
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Affected Products
Serial Attached SCSI 5iR Integrated and Adapter, Serial Attached SCSI 6iR Integrated and Adapter, PERC9/SAS HBAs, Serial Attached SCSI Host Bus Adapter 5i Integrated and 5E Adapter, 6 GBps SAS HBA, HBA355, PowerEdge RAID Controller H350 Adapter SAS
, PowerEdge RAID Controller H355 Front SAS, PowerEdge RAID Controller H355 Adapter SAS, PowerEdge RAID Controller H730P MX, PowerEdge RAID Controller H745P MX, PowerEdge RAID Controller H755 Adapter, PowerEdge RAID Controller S160, PowerEdge RAID Controller CERC 6i, PowerEdge RAID Controller S150, Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 5i, PowerEdge RAID Controller 6E, PowerEdge RAID Controller 6i, PowerEdge RAID Controller H200, PowerEdge RAID Controller H310, PowerEdge RAID Controller H330, PowerEdge RAID Controller H700, PowerEdge RAID Controller H710, PowerEdge RAID Controller H710P, PowerEdge RAID Controller H730, PowerEdge RAID Controller H730P, PowerEdge RAID Controller H740P, PowerEdge RAID Controller H800, PowerEdge RAID Controller H810, PowerEdge RAID Controller H830, PowerEdge RAID Controller H840, PowerEdge RAID Controller S100, PowerEdge RAID Controller S110, PowerEdge RAID Controller S130, PowerEdge RAID Controller S140, PowerEdge RAID Controller S300
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Last Modified: 30 Oct 2025
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