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Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA vs Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 2identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (3.0 vs 2.0). The Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. RAID levels: 0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 60 °C on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, 0 - 55 °C on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte.

  • PCI Express slots version
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:2.0
    • RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:3.0
  • RAID levels
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
  • Data transfer rate
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:6 Gbit/s
    • RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:12 Gbit/s
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:5 - 60 °C
    • RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:0 - 55 °C

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Comparison of LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, RAID 720i PCIe Adapte
28 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA IISAS, Serial ATA III
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers6 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
Internal memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one64 bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one240Unknown — 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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1324292 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTS450 (E3 v5), TS460 (E3 v5), RS160 (E3 v5), RQ750 (E5 v3),
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one+3.3 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 60 °C0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLSI
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux 11.2
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows MultiPoint Server 2011, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull-height (low-profile)
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVMware vSphere ESXi

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