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Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 4identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (3.0 vs 2.0). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i has 488 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (1000 MB vs 512 MB). The Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA has 232 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (240 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i.

  • PCI Express slots version
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:2.0
    • ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:3.0
  • RAID levels
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
  • Internal memory
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:512 MB
    • ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:1000 MB
  • Number of devices supported
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:240
    • ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:8
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:5 - 60 °C
    • ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:10 - 55 °C

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Comparison of LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i
26 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA IISAS, Serial ATA
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
External SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 10, 50
Data transfer rateKnown for one6 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD supportYesYes
Internal memoryDiffers512 MB1000 MB
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 supportedDiffers2408
Online Capacity ExpansionYesYes
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
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one+3.3 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 60 °C10 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080

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