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Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA

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  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s has 1,536 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (2048 MB vs 512 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA.

  • RAID levels
    • EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Data transfer rate
    • EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:6 Gbit/s
  • Internal memory
    • EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:512 MB

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Comparison of EP420i, LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA
19 specifications
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSASSAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
Internal memoryDiffers2048 MB512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR2
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source800 MHz
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 bit
Number of devices supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source240
Online Capacity ExpansionYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1324292 h
ChipsetKnown for oneLSI SAS3108Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source+3.3 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 60 °C

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