Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 4Y37A09733 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

12specifications compared
3differ
9identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 4Y37A09733 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
RAID levels
- 4Y37A09733 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Number of devices supported
- 4Y37A09733 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s:32
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of 4Y37A09733, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
23 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A09733 RAID controller PCI Express x8 4.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A09733 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	4.0	4.0
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	MegaRAID 9367-32i 8G	Unknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	32	16
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap	Yes	Yes
Certification	USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE	USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000 MB
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 55 °C	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 105 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More raid controller comparisons

All raid controller comparisons