Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s, SAS on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 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 HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
Host interface
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x2
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s: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 D3116C, P420
22 specifications	A Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D3116C View product	B HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 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
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Connector orientationKnown for one	Side	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS2208	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	ServerView RAID, MegaCLI, WebBIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
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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