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Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA vs StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

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  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA has 16 bit more logical block addressing (LBA) support than the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (64 bit vs 48 bit). Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, PCI Express x4 on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. RAID levels: 0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, 0, 1, JBOD on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. Operating temperature (T-T): 5 - 60 °C on the Lenovo LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA, 5 - 50 °C on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering.

  • Host interface
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:PCI Express x8
    • 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:PCI Express x4
  • RAID levels
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:0, 1, JBOD
  • Logical block addressing (LBA) support
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:64 bit
    • 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:48 bit
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • LSI9280-8e 6Gb SAS RAID HBA:5 - 60 °C
    • 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:5 - 50 °C

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42 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA IISerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffersPCI Express x8PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots version2.02.0
Port multiplierKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rate6 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMarvell - 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportDiffers64 bit48 bit
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS, CE, FCC
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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
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
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 60 °C5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 80%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source125 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 g
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source144 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source174 mm
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source170 x 142 x 30 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source160 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080
Other featuresidentical
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PCI Card form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 TB
Internal mSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one+3.3 VUnknown — not stated by the source

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