Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H710 vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 73.4 mm more depth than the Dell PERC H710 (241 mm vs 167.6 mm). The HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 126.6 mm more height than the Dell PERC H710 (191 mm vs 64.4 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell PERC H710, SAS on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC H710, 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H710:SAS, Serial ATA
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
RAID levels
- PERC H710:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Depth
- PERC H710:167.6 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:241 mm
Height
- PERC H710:64.4 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:191 mm

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Comparison of PERC H710, P420
20 specifications	A Dell PERC H710 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	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	LP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	600 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell PowerEdge R620	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	167.6 mm	241 mm
HeightDiffers	64.4 mm	191 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 g

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