Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 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). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, PCI on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s, JBOD on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:PCI
RAID levels
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:JBOD
Data transfer rate
- H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s

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Comparison of H700i, 4Y37A72486
24 specifications	A Dell H700i RAID controller PCI Express x8 6 Gbit/s Model H700i View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72486 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Custom (CFF)
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
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
Hot-swap	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55032/EN55024) Japan VCCI Korea KCC RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B)
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
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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