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Dell PERC6/i RAID controller vs Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA

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  • 5specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 1identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA has 256 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (512 MB vs 256 MB). The Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA has 208 more devices supported than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (240 vs 32). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, 0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA.

  • RAID levels
    • PERC6/i RAID controller:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Internal memory
    • PERC6/i RAID controller:256 MB
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:512 MB
  • Number of devices supported
    • PERC6/i RAID controller:32
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:240

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Comparison of PERC6/i, LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA
23 specifications
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSASSAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Host interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB512 MB
Internal memory typeDDR2DDR2
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source800 MHz
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 bit
Number of devices supportedDiffers32240
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1324292 h
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
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+3.3 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 60 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 x64Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source

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