Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 403-10465 RAID controller PCI Express x8 0.3 Gbit/s vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 1 more internal SAS ports than the Dell 403-10465 RAID controller PCI Express x8 0.3 Gbit/s (2 vs 1). The HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 5.7 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell 403-10465 RAID controller PCI Express x8 0.3 Gbit/s (6 Gbit/s vs 0.3 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA II on the Dell 403-10465 RAID controller PCI Express x8 0.3 Gbit/s, SAS on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1 on the Dell 403-10465 RAID controller PCI Express x8 0.3 Gbit/s, 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
- 403-10465 RAID controller PCI Express x8 0.3 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA II
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
Internal SAS ports
- 403-10465 RAID controller PCI Express x8 0.3 Gbit/s:1
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:2
RAID levels
- 403-10465 RAID controller PCI Express x8 0.3 Gbit/s:0, 1
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- 403-10465 RAID controller PCI Express x8 0.3 Gbit/s:0.3 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s

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Comparison of 403-10465, P420
17 specifications	A Dell 403-10465 RAID controller PCI Express x8 0.3 Gbit/s Model 403-10465 View product	B HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA II	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
Internal SAS portsDiffers	1	2
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	0.3 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Channels quantityKnown for one	2 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell PowerEdge M600 Dell PowerEdge M605 Dell PowerEdge M610 Dell PowerEdge M710 Dell PowerEdge M805 Dell PowerEdge M905 Dell PowerEdge R310 Dell PowerEdge R410 Dell PowerEdge R415	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	LSI LSISAS1068E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	255 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	241 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	191 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 g

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