Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s vs Microconnect MC-PCIE-88SE9230-4 RAID controller PCI Express

3specifications compared
2differ
1identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-88SE9230-4 RAID controller PCI Express. Chipset: Broadcom SAS3916 on the Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s, 88SE9230 on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-88SE9230-4 RAID controller PCI Express.

Host interface
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
- MC-PCIE-88SE9230-4 RAID controller PCI Express:PCI Express
Chipset
- 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:Broadcom SAS3916
- MC-PCIE-88SE9230-4 RAID controller PCI Express:88SE9230

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Comparison of 4Y37A09730, MC-PCIE-88SE9230-4
24 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A09730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09730 View product	B Microconnect MC-PCIE-88SE9230-4 RAID controller PCI Express Model MC-PCIE-88SE9230-4 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SAS, Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SAS portsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 memoryKnown for one	8000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetDiffers	Broadcom SAS3916	88SE9230
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
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 g
Other featuresidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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