Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

12specifications compared
3differ
9identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 8 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (16 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: PCI Express on the Lenovo 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Number of devices supported
- 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:16
- ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:8

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Comparison of 4Y37A09727, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
25 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A09727 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09727 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	PCI Express	SAS, Serial ATA
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Low Profile PCIe	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS3416	Unknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	16	8
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MB
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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