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Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
15known 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 ThinkServer RAID 710 (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 6,976 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 (8000 MB vs 1024 MB).

PCI Express slots version
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:4.0
- ThinkServer RAID 710:3.0
Internal memory
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:8000 MB
- ThinkServer RAID 710:1024 MB

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Comparison of 4Y37A09730, ThinkServer RAID 710
21 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
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
Performance1 differ
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
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
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	8000 MB	1024 MB
ChipsetKnown for one	Broadcom SAS3916	Unknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333 MHz
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
Processoridentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
QuantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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