Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G has 110.6 mm more width than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (167.6 mm vs 57 mm). The HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 172.2 mm more depth than the ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G (241 mm vs 68.8 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G, SAS on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G, 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G:SAS, Serial ATA III
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
RAID levels
- PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G:12 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Width
- PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G:167.6 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:57 mm
Depth
- PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G:68.8 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:241 mm

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Comparison of PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G, P420
16 specifications	A ASUS PIKE II 3108-8I/16PD/2G View product	B HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Internal memoryKnown for one	2000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	57 mm
DepthDiffers	68.8 mm	241 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	191 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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