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Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 2 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (4.0 vs 2.0). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 7,488 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (8000 MB vs 512 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, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA. 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, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA.

PCI Express slots version
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:2.0
RAID levels
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:6 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:8000 MB
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:512 MB
Number of devices supported
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:16
- LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:240

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Comparison of 4Y37A09730, LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA
24 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product	B Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	4.0	2.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Internal memoryDiffers	8000 MB	512 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 bit
Number of devices supportedDiffers	16	240
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1324292 h
Form factorKnown for one	Low Profile PCIe	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Broadcom SAS3916	Unknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+3.3 V
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 60 °C
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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