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Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 3identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 2 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (4.0 vs 2.0). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 7,488 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA (8000 MB vs 512 MB). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, SAS on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

  • PCI Express slots version
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:2.0
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
  • RAID levels
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
  • Data transfer rate
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:6 Gbit/s
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:12 Gbit/s
  • Internal memory
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:512 MB
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:8000 MB
  • Number of devices supported
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:240
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:5 - 60 °C
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:10 - 55 °C

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Comparison of LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
25 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA IISAS
Host interfacePCI Express x8PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.04.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
RAID Level MigrationYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers6 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
Internal memoryDiffers512 MB8000 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 supportedDiffers24016
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
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSA (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 productsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one+3.3 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 60 °C10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft 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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080

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