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

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem 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 ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i (12000 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 4,000 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s (8000 MB vs 4000 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s, SAS on the Lenovo ThinkSystem 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, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
PCI Express slots version
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:3.0
- ThinkSystem 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
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:12000 Gbit/s
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:12 Gbit/s
Internal memory
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:4000 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:8000 MB
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s:20 - 90%
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:20 - 80%

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Comparison of 7Y37A01085, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
25 specifications	A Lenovo 7Y37A01085 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12000 Gbit/s Model 7Y37A01085 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Internal mini-SAS HD portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance5 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	12000 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Internal memoryDiffers	4000 MB	8000 MB
ChipsetKnown for one	LSI SAS3516	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	USA (FCC 47 CFR part 15 Subpart B, class B) Canada (ICES -003, Class B) Taiwan (CNS 13438) Japan (VCCI V-3) Australia/New Zealand (AS/NZS CISPR 22) Korea (RRA no 2013-24 & 25) Europe (EN55022/EN55024) Safety: EN/ IEC/ UL 60950 RoHS WEEE
Compatible productsDiffers	ST550, SR550, SR570, SR590, SR630, SR650, SR850, SR860, SR950	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft 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 Serve	Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 with Xen SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 with Xen VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7 U3 VMware vS
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 90%	20 - 80%
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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