Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs Lenovo 4Y37A78834 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 has 2 more devices supported than the Lenovo 4Y37A78834 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s (10 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, PCI Express 4.0 on the Lenovo 4Y37A78834 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, 0, 1, 10 on the Lenovo 4Y37A78834 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:SAS, Serial ATA
- 4Y37A78834 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express 4.0
RAID levels
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
- 4Y37A78834 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10
Number of devices supported
- SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:10
- 4Y37A78834 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:8

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Comparison of SAS6/iR, 4Y37A78834
21 specifications	A Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 Model SAS6/iR View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A78834 RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A78834 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	PCI Express 4.0
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 10
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
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SAS3808
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedDiffers	10	8
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USA (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
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	ARM	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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