Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell PERC6/i RAID controller vs Lenovo RAID 940-16I

3specifications compared
3differ
0identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PERC6/i RAID controller has 16 more devices supported than the Lenovo RAID 940-16I (32 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- PERC6/i RAID controller:SAS
- RAID 940-16I:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- PERC6/i RAID controller:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- RAID 940-16I:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Number of devices supported
- PERC6/i RAID controller:32
- RAID 940-16I:16

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Comparison of PERC6/i, RAID 940-16I
17 specifications	A Dell PERC6/i RAID controller Model PERC6/i View product	B Lenovo RAID 940-16I 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 x4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	16
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
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
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low-Profile MD2 PCIe AIC
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
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
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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