Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s

9specifications compared
3differ
6identical
18known 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 LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s has 1,024 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Data transfer rate
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:1024 MB

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Comparison of EP420i, LSI9286CV-8e
27 specifications	A Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s Model EP420i View product	B Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s Model LSI9286CV-8e View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance2 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1024 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240
Online Capacity Expansion	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1251284 h
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE,C-Tick,BSMI,KCC,UL,TUV
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSISAS2208
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-Core
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+3.3/+12 V
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP
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	10 - 90%
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 TB

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