Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H730P vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730P has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H730P 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 126.6 mm more height than the Dell PERC H730P (191 mm vs 64.4 mm). Only the Dell PERC H730P has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H730P, SAS on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
RAID levels
- PERC H730P: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 H730P:12 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
SSD support
- PERC H730P:Yes
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:No
Width
- PERC H730P:167.6 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:57 mm
Height
- PERC H730P:64.4 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:191 mm

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Comparison of PERC H730P, P420
19 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P 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-3, 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 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	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	Yes	No
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	- PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge C6420	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	LSISAS3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	57 mm
HeightDiffers	64.4 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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