Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s

14specifications compared
5differ
9identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s has 232 more devices supported than the Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (240 vs 8). Operating relative humidity (H-H): 20 - 80% on the Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 10 - 90% on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s.

Data transfer rate
- 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:8
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:240
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:20 - 80%
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:10 - 90%

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Comparison of 4Y37A72483, LSI9286CV-8e
31 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72483 View product	B Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s Model LSI9286CV-8e View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
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
Number of devices supportedDiffers	8	240
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1251284 h
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)	CE,C-Tick,BSMI,KCC,UL,TUV
ChipsetKnown for one	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8204	Unknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSISAS2208
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-Core
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	+3.3/+12 V
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 55 °C	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 90%
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 TB
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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