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Dell PERC6/i RAID controller vs Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s

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  • 4specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 0identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC6/i RAID controller has 16 more devices supported than the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s (32 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, JBOD on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • PERC6/i RAID controller:SAS
    • 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
  • RAID levels
    • PERC6/i RAID controller:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:JBOD
  • Number of devices supported
    • PERC6/i RAID controller:32
    • 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:16

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Comparison of PERC6/i, 4Y37A72486
22 specifications
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSASSAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCI
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCustom (CFF)
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrochip Luxor ROC PM8236
JBOD functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of devices supportedDiffers3216
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC 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 one256 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR2Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one300 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for oneDell PowerEdge T310Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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 x64Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source

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