Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

3specifications compared
2differ
1identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s has 1,194 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (1200 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
Data transfer rate
- 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s:1200 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s

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Comparison of 405-AAJW, P420
22 specifications	A Dell 405-AAJW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 1200 Gbit/s Model 405-AAJW View product	B HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
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
Data transfer rateDiffers	1200 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	- PowerEdge R630 - PowerEdge R6415 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge R730 - Poweredge R830 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R730XD - PowerEdge R430 - PowerEdge R530 - PowerEdge R730xd XL - PowerEdge R7415	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	LSISAS3008	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	VMware vSphere ESXi	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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