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Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 vs Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (3.0 vs 2.0). Only the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, 0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA.

Host interface
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:PCI Express
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:3.0
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:2.0
RAID levels
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
SSD support
- 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:No
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:Yes

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Comparison of 405-AACW, LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA
23 specifications	A Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 Model 405-AACW View product	B Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffers	No	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 bit
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240
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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1324292 h
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T630	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+3.3 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 60 °C
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	SAS 3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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