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Dell PERC H840 vs Lenovo 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

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

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 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 247 more devices supported than the Lenovo 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (255 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC H840, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC H840:SAS
- 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Data transfer rate
- PERC H840:1.2 Gbit/s
- 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- PERC H840:255
- 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:8

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Comparison of PERC H840, 4Y37A72484
25 specifications	A Dell PERC H840 View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72484 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72484 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	1.2 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Number of devices supportedDiffers	255	8
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 R940xa	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MB
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8204
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
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	64.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	405-AAMZ	Unknown — not stated by the source
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%

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