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

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  • 5specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 1identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 7,744 MB more internal memory than the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller (8000 MB vs 256 MB). The Dell PERC6/i RAID controller has 16 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i (32 vs 16). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. Compatible products: Dell PowerEdge T310 on the Dell PERC6/i RAID controller, SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X) on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

  • RAID levels
    • PERC6/i RAID controller:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
  • Internal memory
    • PERC6/i RAID controller:256 MB
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:8000 MB
  • Number of devices supported
    • PERC6/i RAID controller:32
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16

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Comparison of PERC6/i, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
22 specifications
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSASSAS
Host interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB8000 MB
Number of devices supportedDiffers3216
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE
Compatible productsDiffersDell PowerEdge T310SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
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
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source

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