Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, SATA 22-pin on the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s. 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 on the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:SATA 22-pin
RAID levels
- SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60
- 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:0, 1

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Comparison of P420, 51017
16 specifications	A HP SmartArray P420 RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model P420 View product	B Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s Model 51017 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	SATA 22-pin
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6, 50, 60	0, 1
Data transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JMicron
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac 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

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