Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s 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 Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s 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 126.6 mm more height than the Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s (191 mm vs 64.4 mm). Only the Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s: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
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
SSD support
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Yes
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:No
Width
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:57 mm
Height
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:191 mm

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Comparison of 405-AAMY, P420
26 specifications	A Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 405-AAMY 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 mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
SSD supportDiffers	Yes	No
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1866 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	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 R440 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge R940xa - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge T140 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R340 - PowerEdge R7425 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge T640 - PowerEdge R240 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge T440 - PowerEdge T340	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Product nameKnown for one	PERC H730	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	57 mm
HeightDiffers	64.4 mm	191 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	241 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 g

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