Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte 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). Only the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. 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, 5, 10, 50, JBOD on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:SAS, Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:12 Gbit/s
SSD support
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:No
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:Yes

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Comparison of P420, RAID 720i PCIe Adapte
22 specifications	A HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product	B Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TS450 (E3 v5), TS460 (E3 v5), RS160 (E3 v5), RQ750 (E5 v3),
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux 11.2
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VMware vSphere ESXi
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	57 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	241 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	191 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	370 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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