Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

11specifications compared
4differ
7identical
11known 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 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 4,000 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (8000 MB vs 4000 MB). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s. Chipset: Broadcom SAS3916 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s, Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236 on the Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s.

PCI Express slots version
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
RAID levels
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Internal memory
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:8000 MB
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:4000 MB
Chipset
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3916
- 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236

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Comparison of 4Y37A09730, 4Y37A72485
22 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product	B Lenovo 4Y37A72485 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72485 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	4.0	3.0
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	8000 MB	4000 MB
ChipsetDiffers	Broadcom SAS3916	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
JBOD function	Yes	Yes
Number of devices supported	16	16
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	Low Profile PCIe	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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