Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

HP H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter vs StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The HP H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter has 33.8 mm more width than the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (53.8 mm vs 20 mm). The HP H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter has 50.2 mm more depth than the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (175.2 mm vs 125 mm). The StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering has 97.2 mm more height than the HP H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter (120 mm vs 22.8 mm). Host interface: PCIe on the HP H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter, PCI Express x4 on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5 on the HP H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter, 0, 1, JBOD on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering.

Host interface
- H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter:PCIe
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:PCI Express x4
RAID levels
- H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter:0, 1, 5
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:0, 1, JBOD
Width
- H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter:53.8 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:20 mm
Depth
- H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter:175.2 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:125 mm
Height
- H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter:22.8 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:120 mm
Weight
- H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter:119 g
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:60 g

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Comparison of H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter, PEXMSATA3422
34 specifications	A HP H240 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter View product	B StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering Model PEXMSATA3422 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Port multiplierKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5	0, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell - 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, CE, FCC
Compatible productsKnown for one	ProLiant DL360 Gen9 ProLiant DL380 Gen9 ProLiant DL180 Gen9 ProLiant DL160 Gen9 ProLiant ML350 Gen9	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	53.8 mm	20 mm
DepthDiffers	175.2 mm	125 mm
HeightDiffers	22.8 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	119 g	60 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	174 mm
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 x 142 x 30 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 TB
Internal mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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