Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
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 HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Only the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s has SSD support. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s.

RAID levels
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 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
Data transfer rate
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
SSD support
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:Yes
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:No

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Comparison of EP420i, P420
15 specifications	A Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s Model EP420i View product	B HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 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 rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	Yes	No
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS3108	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
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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