Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1,952 MB more internal memory than the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s (4000 MB vs 2048 MB). The Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s has 239 more devices supported than the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (255 vs 16). The Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 102.6 mm more width than the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s (167 mm vs 64.4 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Internal memory
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:4000 MB
Number of devices supported
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:255
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:16
Operating temperature (T-T)
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 55 °C
Width
- H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167 mm

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Comparison of H730P, 4Y37A72485
28 specifications	A Dell H730P RAID controller 12 Gbit/s Model H730P View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72485 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	4000 MB
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 VRTX	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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)
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware 6.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	64.4 mm	167 mm
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 mm

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