Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Only the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 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, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710.

RAID levels
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
- ThinkServer RAID 710:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
SSD support
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:No
- ThinkServer RAID 710:Yes

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Comparison of P420, ThinkServer RAID 710
18 specifications	A HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, 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
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
QuantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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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