Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC6/i RAID controller vs Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC6/i RAID controller has 24 more devices supported than the Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (32 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC6/i RAID controller:SAS
- 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Number of devices supported
- PERC6/i RAID controller:32
- 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:8

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Comparison of PERC6/i, 4Y37A72483
25 specifications	A Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72483 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	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
Performance1 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8204
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	8
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown 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)
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Dell PowerEdge T310	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64	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%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 mm
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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