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Dell PERC H840 vs Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 5identical
  • 14known 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 PERC H840 (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 10.8 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PERC H840 (12 Gbit/s vs 1.2 Gbit/s). The Dell PERC H840 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 on the Dell PERC H840, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • PERC H840:SAS
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
  • PCI Express slots version
    • PERC H840:3.0
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
  • Data transfer rate
    • PERC H840:1.2 Gbit/s
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
  • Number of devices supported
    • PERC H840:255
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:16

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Comparison of PERC H840, 4Y37A09730
23 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSASSAS, Serial ATA
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.04.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Performance2 differ
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers1.2 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
Number of devices supportedDiffers25516
Compatible productsKnown for one- PowerEdge R7415 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge T640 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge T440 - PowerVault NX3240 - PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge R7425 - PowerEdge R940xaUnknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLow Profile PCIe
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8000 MB
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBroadcom SAS3916
JBOD functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for oneLSIUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one167.6 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one64.4 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code8473308084733080
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one405-AAMZUnknown — not stated by the source

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