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Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 0identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 (4.0 vs 3.0). Only the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has SSD support. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, SAS on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
  • Host interface
    • 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:PCI Express
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:PCI Express x8
  • PCI Express slots version
    • 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:3.0
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
  • RAID levels
    • 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
  • SSD support
    • 405-AACW RAID controller PCI Express 3.0:No
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:Yes

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Comparison of 405-AACW, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
21 specifications
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATA IIISAS
Host interfaceDiffersPCI ExpressPCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.04.0
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 Gbit/s
SSD supportDiffersNoYes
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE
Compatible productsDiffersPowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T630SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneSAS 3108Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for oneLSIUnknown — not stated by the source

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