Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (3.0 vs 2.0). The Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,994 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s (12000 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s. 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 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x2
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:2.0
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:3.0
RAID levels
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rate
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
Chipset
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:LSI SAS2208
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:LSI SAS3508

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Comparison of D3116C, 7Y37A01084
31 specifications	A Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D3116C View product	B Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 7Y37A01084 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x2	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12000 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS2208	LSI SAS3508
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Japan (VCCI V-3) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 Taiwan (CNS 13438) USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B) WEEE
Connector orientationKnown for one	Side	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Management protocolsKnown for one	ServerView RAID, MegaCLI, WebBIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
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
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%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)

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