Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 more devices supported than the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 (16 vs 10). RAID levels: 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

RAID levels
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Number of devices supported
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:10
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:16

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Comparison of SAS6/iR, 4Y37A72485
25 specifications	A Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72485 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 MB
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedDiffers	10	16
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 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)
Channels quantityKnown for one	2 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	300 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 mm
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	ARM	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

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