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Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 vs Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA

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

Key differences

The Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA has 230 more devices supported than the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8 (240 vs 10). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA. RAID levels: 0, 1 on the Dell SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8, 0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA.

  • RAID levels
    • SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:0, 1
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Number of devices supported
    • SAS6/iR RAID controller PCI Express x8:10
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:240

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Comparison of SAS6/iR, LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA
25 specifications
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATASAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 10, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR2
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source800 MHz
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 bit
Number of devices supportedDiffers10240
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1324292 h
Channels quantityKnown for one2 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one300 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for onePowerEdge M710 PowerEdge M805 PowerEdge M905 PowerEdge R410Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+3.3 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 60 °C
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneARMUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
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
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source

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