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Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s vs Lenovo RAID 940-16I

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 3identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 940-16I has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,988 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo RAID 940-16I (12000 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Lenovo RAID 940-16I has 8 more devices supported than the Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (16 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, PCI Express x4 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS
    • RAID 940-16I:SAS, Serial ATA
  • Host interface
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
    • RAID 940-16I:PCI Express x4
  • PCI Express slots version
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:3.0
    • RAID 940-16I:4.0
  • RAID levels
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50
    • RAID 940-16I:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
  • Data transfer rate
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
    • RAID 940-16I:12 Gbit/s
  • Number of devices supported
    • 7Y37A01082 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:8
    • RAID 940-16I:16

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Comparison of 7Y37A01082, RAID 940-16I
23 specifications
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSASSAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffersPCI Express x8PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.04.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, 5, 500, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers12000 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
ChipsetKnown for oneLSI SAS3408Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers816
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLow-Profile MD2 PCIe AIC
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for oneLSIUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Xen for AMD64/EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise ServeUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 55 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code8473308084733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for oneFull-height (low-profile)Unknown — not stated by the source

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