Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC H830 2GB NV vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s has 4.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV (6 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H830 2GB NV 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 176.6 mm more depth than the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV (241 mm vs 64.4 mm). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Dell PERC H830 2GB NV, 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

RAID levels
- PERC H830 2GB NV:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- PERC H830 2GB NV:1.2 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Width
- PERC H830 2GB NV:167.6 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:57 mm
Depth
- PERC H830 2GB NV:64.4 mm
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:241 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of PERC H830 2GB NV, P420
19 specifications	A Dell PERC H830 2GB NV View product	B HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS	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	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS ports	2	2
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD support	No	No
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	SAS 3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	167.6 mm	57 mm
DepthDiffers	64.4 mm	241 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	191 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 g
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More raid controller comparisons

All raid controller comparisons