Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Fujitsu PRAID CP500i FH/LP vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu PRAID CP500i FH/LP 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). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Fujitsu PRAID CP500i FH/LP, SAS on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Fujitsu PRAID CP500i FH/LP, 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
- PRAID CP500i FH/LP:SAS, Serial ATA III
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
RAID levels
- PRAID CP500i FH/LP:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- PRAID CP500i FH/LP:12 Gbit/s
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s

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Comparison of PRAID CP500i FH/LP, P420
16 specifications	A Fujitsu PRAID CP500i FH/LP View product	B HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PRIMERGY Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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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