Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC6/i RAID controller vs Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s

3specifications compared
1differ
2identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s has 1,792 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (2048 MB vs 256 MB).

Internal memory
- PERC6/i RAID controller:256 MB
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB

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Comparison of PERC6/i, EP420i
17 specifications	A Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product	B Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s Model EP420i View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x8
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	2048 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell PowerEdge T310	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI SAS3108
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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