Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo RAID 940-16I

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 940-16I has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). The Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 239 more devices supported than the Lenovo RAID 940-16I (255 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x4 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- RAID 940-16I:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- RAID 940-16I:PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots version
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- RAID 940-16I:4.0
RAID levels
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- RAID 940-16I:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Number of devices supported
- 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s:255
- RAID 940-16I:16

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Comparison of 405-AAMY, RAID 940-16I
25 specifications	A Dell 405-AAMY RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 405-AAMY View product	B Lenovo RAID 940-16I View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1866 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	16
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	- PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge R940xa - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge T140 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R340 - PowerEdge R7425 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge T640 - PowerEdge R240 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge T440 - PowerEdge T340	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low-Profile MD2 PCIe AIC
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Product nameKnown for one	PERC H730	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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