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Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

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

Key differences

The Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s has 1,048 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (2048 MB vs 1000 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:SAS
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Internal memory
- EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:1000 MB

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Comparison of EP420i, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
21 specifications	A Fujitsu EP420i RAID controller PCI Express x8 12 Gbit/s Model EP420i View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i 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
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS3108	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	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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