Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H710p vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H710p has 7.4 mm more width than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (64.4 mm vs 57 mm). The HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 23.4 mm more height than the Dell PERC H710p (191 mm vs 167.6 mm). Only the Dell PERC H710p has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell PERC H710p, 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 H710p, 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 H710p:SAS, Serial ATA
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
RAID levels
- PERC H710p: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
SSD support
- PERC H710p:Yes
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:No
Width
- PERC H710p:64.4 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:57 mm
Height
- PERC H710p:167.6 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:191 mm

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Comparison of PERC H710p, P420
25 specifications	A Dell PERC H710p 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	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
SSD supportDiffers	Yes	No
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
ChipsetKnown for one	LSISA2208	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Processor familyKnown for one	PowerPC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
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
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	64.4 mm	57 mm
HeightDiffers	167.6 mm	191 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	241 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 g

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