Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

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

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H730P has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H730P has 110.6 mm more width than the HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller (167.6 mm vs 57 mm). The HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller 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 P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H730P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:SAS
RAID levels
- PERC H730P:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- PERC H730P:12 Gbit/s
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:6 Gbit/s
SSD support
- PERC H730P:Yes
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:No
Width
- PERC H730P:167.6 mm
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:57 mm
Height
- PERC H730P:64.4 mm
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:191 mm

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Comparison of PERC H730P, P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller
19 specifications	A Dell PERC H730P View product	B HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS-3, Serial ATA III	SAS
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 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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