Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

HP SmartArray P212 RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s

3specifications compared
2differ
1identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- SmartArray P212 RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
RAID levels
- SmartArray P212 RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1, 1+0
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60

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Comparison of P212, P420
13 specifications	A HP SmartArray P212 RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model P212 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	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
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
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Half-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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