Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,988 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s (12000 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s has 8 more devices supported than the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (16 vs 8). The Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 10 - 55 °C more operating temperature (T-T) than the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s (10 - 55 °C vs 0 - 55 °C). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI on the Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s, PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:PCI
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
RAID levels
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:JBOD
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rate
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
Chipset
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:LSI SAS3508
Number of devices supported
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:16
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:8
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:0 - 55 °C
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s:20 - 80%
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:20 - 90%

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Comparison of 4Y37A72486, 7Y37A01084
27 specifications	A Lenovo 4Y37A72486 RAID controller PCI 12 Gbit/s Model 4Y37A72486 View product	B Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 7Y37A01084 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
External SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Performance5 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	JBOD	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	12000 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ChipsetDiffers	Microchip Luxor ROC PM8236	LSI SAS3508
Number of devices supportedDiffers	16	8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
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)	FCC Part 15 Class A Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Canada (ICES-003 Class B) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Japan (VCCI V-3) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) RoHS compliant EN/IEC/UL 60950 Taiwan (CNS 13438) USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B class B) WEEE
Form factorKnown for one	Custom (CFF)	Unknown — not stated by the source
JBOD functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	20 - 90%
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
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)

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