Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s

8specifications compared
5differ
3identical
15known for one product only

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 D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 2.0). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 6,976 MB more internal memory than the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (8000 MB vs 1024 MB). Host interface: PCI Express x2 on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s. Chipset: LSI SAS2208 on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s, Broadcom SAS3916 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x2
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:2.0
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
Data transfer rate
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:8000 MB
Chipset
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:LSI SAS2208
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3916

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Comparison of D3116C, 4Y37A09730
23 specifications	A Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D3116C View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x2	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	4.0
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Connector orientationKnown for one	Side	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	8000 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS2208	Broadcom SAS3916
Management protocolsKnown for one	ServerView RAID, MegaCLI, WebBIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low Profile PCIe
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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