Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Only the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. 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 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
SSD support
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:No
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:Yes

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Comparison of P420, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
24 specifications	A HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
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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