Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller vs StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller has 39 mm more width than the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (57 mm vs 18 mm). The HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller has 126 mm more depth than the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (241 mm vs 115 mm). The HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller has 71 mm more height than the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (191 mm vs 120 mm). Only the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller, Serial ATA III on the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:SAS
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:Serial ATA III
Host interface
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:PCI Express x8
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:PCI Express x2
RAID levels
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:0, 1, JBOD
SSD support
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:No
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:Yes
Width
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:57 mm
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:18 mm
Depth
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:241 mm
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:115 mm
Height
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:191 mm
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:120 mm
Weight
- P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller:370 g
- 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:57 g

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Comparison of P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller, PEXMSATA343
26 specifications	A HP P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller View product	B StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering Model PEXMSATA343 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60	0, 1, JBOD
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
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
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	57 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	241 mm	115 mm
HeightDiffers	191 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	370 g	57 g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 x 175 x 30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	151 g
Other featuresidentical
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

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