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Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s

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  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s has 14 more devices supported than the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s (16 vs 2). Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s, SATA 22-pin on the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 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 on the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s. Chipset: Broadcom SAS3916 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s, JMicron on the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s.

  • Host interface
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
    • 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:SATA 22-pin
  • RAID levels
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:0, 1
  • Data transfer rate
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
    • 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
  • Chipset
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3916
    • 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:JMicron
  • Number of devices supported
    • 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:16
    • 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:2

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Comparison of 4Y37A09730, 51017
18 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATASerial ATA III, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Host interfaceDiffersPCI Express x8SATA 22-pin
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Performance4 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
Form factorKnown for oneLow Profile PCIeUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one8000 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetDiffersBroadcom SAS3916JMicron
JBOD functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers162
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733080Unknown — not stated by the source

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