RAID Controllers in 2026: PERC, Smart Array, HBA vs RAID
Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Sep 22nd 2026
Two Dell cards, one chip. The PERC H330 and the HBA330 are both LSI SAS3008, and Dell prints a queue depth for each in its own user guide: 895 for the PERC, 9,548 for the HBA. Same silicon, different firmware, a 10.7× gap — and those two numbers settle the most repe
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