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Dell PERC6/i RAID controller vs Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 3,744 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (4000 MB vs 256 MB). The Dell PERC6/i RAID controller has 16 more devices supported than the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (32 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC6/i RAID controller:SAS
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- PERC6/i RAID controller:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Internal memory
- PERC6/i RAID controller:256 MB
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:4000 MB
Number of devices supported
- PERC6/i RAID controller:32
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:16

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Comparison of PERC6/i, 7Y37A01085
30 specifications	A Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product	B Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 7Y37A01085 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA III
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
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12000 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	4000 MB
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI SAS3516
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	16
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 CISPR 22) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Japan (VCCI V-3) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 Taiwan (CNS 13438) USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B) WEEE
Compatible productsDiffers	Dell PowerEdge T310	ST550, SR550, SR570, SR590, SR630, SR650, SR850, SR860, SR950
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
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Serve
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
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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