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Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s

9specifications compared
2differ
7identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s has 1,024 MB more internal memory than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:SAS
Internal memory
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB

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Comparison of H730, EP420i
23 specifications	A Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product	B Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s Model EP420i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
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
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2048 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge VRTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI SAS3108
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
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware 6.0	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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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