Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 vs Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Only the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, SAS on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express x8 on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:PCI Express
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
SSD support
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:No
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:Yes

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Comparison of 405-AACW, EP420i
16 specifications	A Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 Model 405-AACW View product	B Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s Model EP420i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI SAS3108
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	SAS 3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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