Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s vs Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
8known 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 D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s has 1,024 MB more internal memory than the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s, SAS on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x2 on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s. Chipset: LSI SAS2208 on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s, LSI SAS3108 on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x2
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
Data transfer rate
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
Chipset
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:LSI SAS2208
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:LSI SAS3108

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Comparison of D3116C, EP420i
17 specifications	A Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D3116C View product	B Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s Model EP420i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x2	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
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
Connector orientationKnown for one	Side	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2048 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS2208	LSI SAS3108
Management protocolsKnown for one	ServerView RAID, MegaCLI, WebBIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity Expansion	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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