Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,988 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s (12000 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 16 more devices supported than the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s (32 vs 16). Host interface: PCI Express on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, PCI on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, JBOD on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s. Chipset: SAS3108 on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236 on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:PCI
RAID levels
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:JBOD
Data transfer rate
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
Chipset
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS3108
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
Number of devices supported
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:32
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:16
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:5 - 40 °C
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:8 - 93%
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:20 - 80%

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Comparison of 00AE938, 4Y37A72486
30 specifications	A Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 00AE938 View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72486 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
External mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance5 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	12000 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	16
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
CertificationDiffers	UL cUL IEC60950 EMC FCC TUV CE VCCI BSMI C-tick KC	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)
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Custom (CFF)
JBOD functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown 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
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 conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	8 - 93%	20 - 80%
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

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