Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 vs Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 (4.0 vs 3.0). The Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 has 239 more devices supported than the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s (255 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:SAS, Serial ATA III
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
PCI Express slots version
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:3.0
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
Number of devices supported
- 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0:255
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:16

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Comparison of 405-AAEK, 4Y37A09730
22 specifications	A Dell 405-AAEK RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 Model 405-AAEK View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Performance1 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low Profile PCIe
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000 MB
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom SAS3916
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	16
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R430 PowerEdge R530 PowerEdge R630 PowerEdge R640 PowerEdge R730 PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R740 PowerEdge R740XD	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733080	84733080
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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