Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s vs Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s

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9differ
6identical
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Key differences

The Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s has 11,994 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (12000 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 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (240 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 LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (10 - 55 °C vs 0 - 55 °C). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:8
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:240
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:10 - 55 °C
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:20 - 90%
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:10 - 90%
PCI Card form factor
- 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:Full-height (low-profile)
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:Half-height (low-profile)

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Comparison of 7Y37A01084, LSI9286CV-8e
35 specifications	A Lenovo 7Y37A01084 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 7Y37A01084 View product	B Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s Model LSI9286CV-8e View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	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
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
External SAS portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
RAID Level Migration	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers	12000 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 Expansion	Yes	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 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	CE,C-Tick,BSMI,KCC,UL,TUV
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS3508	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 supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 supportedDiffers	SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server x64 Edition Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0 VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 55 °C	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
PCI Card form factorDiffers	Full-height (low-profile)	Half-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 TB
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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