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Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller has 1,024 MB more internal memory than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). Only the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has SSD support. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60 on the HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller.

RAID levels
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
SSD support
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:Yes
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:No
Internal memory
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:2048 MB

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Comparison of H700i, P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller
19 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
SSD supportDiffers	Yes	No
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2048 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge 1950 PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R510 PowerEdge R610 PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R805 PowerEdge R810 PowerEdge R910 PowerEdge T310 PowerEdge T410 PowerEdge T610 PowerEdge T710	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	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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