Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s vs Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s has 1,536 MB more internal memory than the Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 512 MB). Chipset: LSI SAS2108 on the Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s, LSI SAS3108 on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s.

Data transfer rate
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:512 MB
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
Chipset
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:LSI SAS2108
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:LSI SAS3108

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Comparison of D2616, EP420i
16 specifications	A Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D2616 View product	B Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s Model EP420i View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	2048 MB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS2108	LSI SAS3108
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	20	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Half-height	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	64 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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