Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 1,952 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (4000 MB vs 2048 MB). The Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 16 more devices supported than the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (32 vs 16). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Internal memory
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:2048 MB
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:4000 MB
Chipset
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS3108
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:LSI SAS3516
Number of devices supported
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:32
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:16
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:5 - 40 °C
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:-40 - 60 °C
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:-40 - 70 °C

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Comparison of 00AE938, 7Y37A01085
32 specifications	A Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 00AE938 View product	B Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 7Y37A01085 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x8
External mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performance5 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Internal memoryDiffers	2048 MB	4000 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	LSI SAS3516
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	16
CertificationDiffers	UL cUL IEC60950 EMC FCC TUV CE VCCI BSMI C-tick KC	FCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Japan (VCCI V-3) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 Taiwan (CNS 13438) USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B) WEEE
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ST550, SR550, SR570, SR590, SR630, SR650, SR850, SR860, SR950
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	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	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Serve
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 60 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	8 - 93%	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
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 features1 differ
PCI Card form factorDiffers	Half-height (low-profile)	Full-height (low-profile)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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