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Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i 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 ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i 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). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 7,488 MB more internal memory than the Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s (8000 MB vs 512 MB). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

PCI Express slots version
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:2.0
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
RAID levels
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:512 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:8000 MB
Number of devices supported
- D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s:20
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16

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Comparison of D2616, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
22 specifications	A Fujitsu D2616 RAID controller PCI Express x8 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D2616 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	4.0
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	8000 MB
Number of devices supportedDiffers	20	16
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
Memory clock speedKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS2108	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
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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