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Lenovo 4Y37A72482 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 4Y37A72482 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
PCI Express slots version
- 4Y37A72482 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
RAID levels
- 4Y37A72482 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 4Y37A72482 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 55 °C
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:10 - 55 °C

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Comparison of 4Y37A72482, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
23 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A72482 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72482 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 50	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Hot-swap	Yes	Yes
CertificationDiffers	FCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS 3548) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55032/EN55024) Japan VCCI Korea KCC RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B)	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
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
ChipsetKnown for one	Adaptec PM8222 SmartIOC 2100	Unknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
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 conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	167 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	64 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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