Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkServer Gen5 RAID 500 PCIe

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10
- ThinkServer Gen5 RAID 500 PCIe:0, 1, 10
Data transfer rate
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
- ThinkServer Gen5 RAID 500 PCIe:6 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:32
- ThinkServer Gen5 RAID 500 PCIe:8

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Comparison of 00AE938, ThinkServer Gen5 RAID 500 PCIe
27 specifications	A Lenovo 00AE938 RAID controller PCI Express 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 00AE938 View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer Gen5 RAID 500 PCIe View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
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
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10
Data transfer rateDiffers	12000 Gbit/s	6 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
ChipsetKnown for one	SAS3108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	8
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	UL cUL IEC60950 EMC FCC TUV CE VCCI BSMI C-tick KC	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ThinkServer Gen5
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
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

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