Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, SAS on the HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller. RAID levels: 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:SAS
RAID levels
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
- P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60

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Comparison of SAS6/iR, P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller
20 specifications	A Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product	B HP P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Channels quantityKnown for one	2 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	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	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410	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
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	ARM	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
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	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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