Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H730P vs HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730P 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 PERC H730P 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 22.9 mm more width than the Dell PERC H730P (190.5 mm vs 167.6 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 P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:SAS
Data transfer rate
- PERC H730P:12 Gbit/s
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:6 Gbit/s
SSD support
- PERC H730P:Yes
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:No
Internal memory
- PERC H730P:2048 MB
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:1024 MB
Width
- PERC H730P:167.6 mm
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:190.5 mm
Height
- PERC H730P:64.4 mm
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:57.2 mm

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Comparison of PERC H730P, P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller
20 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P View product	B HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller 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 mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
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
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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	190.5 mm
HeightDiffers	64.4 mm	57.2 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	241.3 mm

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