Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s 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 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 6,976 MB more internal memory than the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s (8000 MB vs 1024 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Data transfer rate
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:8000 MB

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Comparison of H700i, 4Y37A09730
22 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Performance2 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low Profile PCIe
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	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 supported	16	16
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge 1950 PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R510 PowerEdge R610 PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R805 PowerEdge R810 PowerEdge R910 PowerEdge T310 PowerEdge T410 PowerEdge T610 PowerEdge T710	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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