Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s

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Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 2 more PCI Express slots version than the Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 2.0). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 8 more internal SAS ports than the Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s (16 vs 8). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s. Chipset: LSI SAS2108 on the Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s, Broadcom SAS3916 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
PCI Express slots version
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:2.0
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
Internal SAS ports
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:8
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:16
Data transfer rate
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:512 MB
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:8000 MB
Chipset
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:LSI SAS2108
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3916
Number of devices supported
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:20
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:16

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Comparison of D2616, 4Y37A09730
18 specifications	A Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D2616 View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	4.0
Internal SAS portsDiffers	8	16
Performance4 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low Profile PCIe
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	8000 MB
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS2108	Broadcom SAS3916
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedDiffers	20	16
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory clock speedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Half-height	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	64 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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