Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,988 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s (12000 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 5,952 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (8000 MB vs 2048 MB). Host interface: PCI Express on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:3.0
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
RAID levels
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:8000 MB
Chipset
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS3108
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3916
Number of devices supported
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:32
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:16

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Comparison of 00AE938, 4Y37A09730
31 specifications	A Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 00AE938 View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
External mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Performance5 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12000 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	8000 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1866 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetDiffers	SAS3108	Broadcom SAS3916
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	16
CertificationKnown for one	UL cUL IEC60950 EMC FCC TUV CE VCCI BSMI C-tick KC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low Profile PCIe
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition SUSE Enterprise Linux Server (SLES) 12 SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 93%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	68 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	17 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	116 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Half-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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