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Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s

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  • 6differ
  • 4identical
  • 17known 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 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,988 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s (12000 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 8 more devices supported than the Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (16 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS on the Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s. 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 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS
  • PCI Express slots version
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:3.0
  • RAID levels
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50
  • Data transfer rate
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
  • Chipset
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3916
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:LSI SAS3408
  • Number of devices supported
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:16
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:8

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Comparison of 4Y37A09730, 7Y37A01082
27 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATASAS
PCI Express slots versionDiffers4.03.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Internal SAS portsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 10, 5, 50
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s12000 Gbit/s
ChipsetDiffersBroadcom SAS3916LSI SAS3408
Number of devices supportedDiffers168
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Form factorKnown for oneLow Profile PCIeUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one8000 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLSI
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft 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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull-height (low-profile)

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