Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC6/i RAID controller vs HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller has 768 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (1024 MB vs 256 MB).

Internal memory
- PERC6/i RAID controller:256 MB
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:1024 MB

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Comparison of PERC6/i, P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller
18 specifications	A Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product	B HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS	SAS
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x8
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	1024 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
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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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