Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H740P vs HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC H740P 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). Only the Dell PERC H740P has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS-3, Serial ATA III on the Dell PERC H740P, SAS on the HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H740P:SAS-3, Serial ATA III
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:SAS
Data transfer rate
- PERC H740P:12 Gbit/s
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:6 Gbit/s
SSD support
- PERC H740P:Yes
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:No

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Comparison of PERC H740P, P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller
16 specifications	A Dell PERC H740P 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
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 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 memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 or later	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	241.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57.2 mm

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