Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H330 vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 4.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H330 (6 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H330 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 176.6 mm more depth than the Dell PERC H330 (241 mm vs 64.4 mm). Only the Dell PERC H330 has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H330, SAS on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H330:SAS, Serial ATA III
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
RAID levels
- PERC H330:0, 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
- PERC H330:1.2 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
SSD support
- PERC H330:Yes
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:No
Width
- PERC H330:167.6 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:57 mm
Depth
- PERC H330:64.4 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:241 mm

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Comparison of PERC H330, P420
23 specifications	A Dell PERC H330 View product	B HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	Yes	No
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	128	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	SAS 3008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 90 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	57 mm
DepthDiffers	64.4 mm	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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