Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
18known 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 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo 7Y37A01085 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 4,000 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (8000 MB vs 4000 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 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, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 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
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
PCI Express slots version
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
- 7Y37A01085 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
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rate
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:8000 MB
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:4000 MB
Chipset
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3916
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:LSI SAS3516

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Comparison of 4Y37A09730, 7Y37A01085
29 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 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 interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	4.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	12000 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	8000 MB	4000 MB
ChipsetDiffers	Broadcom SAS3916	LSI SAS3516
Number of devices supported	16	16
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
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 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
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ST550, SR550, SR570, SR590, SR630, SR650, SR850, SR860, SR950
Form factorKnown for one	Low Profile PCIe	Unknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733080	84733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)

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