Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

ASUS PIKE II 3008-8i vs Lenovo RAID 930-16i

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 930-16i has 11,988 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the ASUS PIKE II 3008-8i (12000 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III on the ASUS PIKE II 3008-8i, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo RAID 930-16i. Host interface: PCI Express on the ASUS PIKE II 3008-8i, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo RAID 930-16i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 1E, 10 on the ASUS PIKE II 3008-8i, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo RAID 930-16i. Chipset: LSI SAS 3008 on the ASUS PIKE II 3008-8i, LSI SAS3516 on the Lenovo RAID 930-16i.

Host interface
- PIKE II 3008-8i:PCI Express
- RAID 930-16i:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- PIKE II 3008-8i:0, 1, 1E, 10
- RAID 930-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- PIKE II 3008-8i:12 Gbit/s
- RAID 930-16i:12000 Gbit/s
Chipset
- PIKE II 3008-8i:LSI SAS 3008
- RAID 930-16i:LSI SAS3516

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Comparison of PIKE II 3008-8i, RAID 930-16i
24 specifications	A ASUS PIKE II 3008-8i View product	B Lenovo RAID 930-16i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1E, 10	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	12000 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 MB
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS 3008	LSI SAS3516
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Japan (VCCI V-3) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 Taiwan (CNS 13438) USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B) WEEE
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ST550, SR550, SR570, SR590, SR630, SR650, SR850, SR860, SR950
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft 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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	127 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	50.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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