Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC6/i RAID controller vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

2specifications compared
1differ
1identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

RAID levels
- PERC6/i RAID controller:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60

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Comparison of PERC6/i, P420
18 specifications	A Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product	B HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x8
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	241 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	191 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 g

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