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Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s vs Lenovo RAID 940-16I

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 4identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 940-16I has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo 7Y37A01085 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). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 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 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, PCI Express x4 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60 on the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo RAID 940-16I.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
    • RAID 940-16I:SAS, Serial ATA
  • Host interface
    • 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:PCI Express x8
    • RAID 940-16I:PCI Express x4
  • PCI Express slots version
    • 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:3.0
    • RAID 940-16I:4.0
  • RAID levels
    • 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60
    • RAID 940-16I:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
  • Data transfer rate
    • 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
    • RAID 940-16I:12 Gbit/s

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Comparison of 7Y37A01085, RAID 940-16I
26 specifications
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATA IIISAS, Serial ATA
Host interfaceDiffersPCI Express x8PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.04.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 600, 1, 5, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateDiffers12000 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
Internal memoryKnown for one4000 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for oneLSI SAS3516Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CertificationKnown for oneFCC 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) WEEEUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for oneST550, SR550, SR570, SR590, SR630, SR650, SR850, SR860, SR950Unknown — 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
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for oneFull-height (low-profile)Unknown — not stated by the source

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