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Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 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 Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s has 24 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (1024 MB vs 1000 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 ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. 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, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

Host interface
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express x2
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:2.0
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:3.0
RAID levels
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Internal memory
- D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:1000 MB

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Comparison of D3116C, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
26 specifications	A Fujitsu D3116C RAID controller PCI Express x2 2.0 6 Gbit/s Model D3116C View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 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	3.0
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance2 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Online Capacity Expansion	Yes	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector orientationKnown for one	Side	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
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS2208	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	ServerView RAID, MegaCLI, WebBIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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

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