Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s has 6 more devices supported than the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 (16 vs 10). Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, PCI on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, JBOD on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:PCI Express x8
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:PCI
RAID levels
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:JBOD
Number of devices supported
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:10
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:16

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Comparison of SAS6/iR, 4Y37A72486
22 specifications	A Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72486 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Custom (CFF)
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
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	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 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
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%
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

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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