Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s

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  • 5specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 2identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,994 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (12000 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Only the Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has SSD support. RAID levels: 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s.

  • RAID levels
    • SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50
  • Data transfer rate
    • SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
  • SSD support
    • SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:No
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:Yes

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Comparison of P420, 7Y37A01082
27 specifications
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSASSAS
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Internal SAS portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 600, 1, 10, 5, 50
Data transfer rateDiffers6 Gbit/s12000 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffersNoYes
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLSI SAS3408
Number of devices supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLSI
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Serve
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull-height (low-profile)
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one57 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one241 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one191 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one370 gUnknown — not stated by the source

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