Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s vs HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 1,024 MB more internal memory than the HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). The HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller has 126.1 mm more width than the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s (190.5 mm vs 64.4 mm). Only the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:SAS
Data transfer rate
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:6 Gbit/s
SSD support
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:Yes
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:No
Internal memory
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:1024 MB
Width
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:190.5 mm
Depth
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:241.3 mm

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Comparison of H730P, P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller
23 specifications	A Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product	B HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x8
Internal mini-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 levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	Yes	No
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1024 MB
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 VRTX	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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	64.4 mm	190.5 mm
DepthDiffers	167.6 mm	241.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57.2 mm

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