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Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

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  • 11differ
  • 3identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (3.0 vs 2.0). The Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 149 mm more width than the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (167 mm vs 18 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, Serial ATA III on the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x2 on the StarTech.com 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
    • 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:Serial ATA III
  • Host interface
    • 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
    • 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:PCI Express x2
  • PCI Express slots version
    • 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:3.0
    • 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:2.0
  • RAID levels
    • 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:0, 1, JBOD
  • Data transfer rate
    • 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
    • 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:6 Gbit/s
  • Chipset
    • 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:Microchip Luxor ROC PM8204
    • 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:Marvell 88SE9230
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 55 °C
    • 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:5 - 50 °C
  • Width
    • 4Y37A72483 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167 mm
    • 3 Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6 Gbps RAID Controller Card w/ mSATA Slot and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:18 mm

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29 specifications
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATASerial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffersPCI Express x8PCI Express x2
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Performance4 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
ChipsetDiffersMicrochip Luxor ROC PM8204Marvell 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48 bit
CertificationDiffersFCC 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)RoHS, CE, FCC
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 55 °C5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)20 - 80%20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers167 mm18 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source115 mm
HeightDiffers64 mm120 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source57 g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source140 x 175 x 30 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source151 g
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 TB

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