Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

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

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, SAS on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express x8 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, 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
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:PCI Express
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60

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Comparison of 405-AACW, P420
16 specifications	A Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 Model 405-AACW 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 III	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
SSD support	No	No
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
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
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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