Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1,952 MB more internal memory than the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s (4000 MB vs 2048 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Chipset: LSI SAS3108 on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s, Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236 on the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Internal memory
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:4000 MB
Chipset
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:LSI SAS3108
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236

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Comparison of EP420i, 4Y37A72485
21 specifications	A Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s Model EP420i View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72485 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	4000 MB
ChipsetDiffers	LSI SAS3108	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
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 3548) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55032/EN55024) Japan VCCI Korea KCC RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B)
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	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 supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 mm

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