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Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s vs Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s, 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. Built-in processor: LSISAS2208 on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s, Yes on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte. Processor family: Dual-Core on the Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s, LSI on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:SAS, Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rate
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:12 Gbit/s
Built-in processor
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:LSISAS2208
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:Yes
Processor family
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:Dual-Core
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:LSI
PCI Card form factor
- LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:Half-height (low-profile)
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:Full-height (low-profile)

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Comparison of LSI9286CV-8e, RAID 720i PCIe Adapte
31 specifications	A Lenovo LSI9286CV-8e RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s Model LSI9286CV-8e View product	B Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA	SAS, Serial ATA III
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	240	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
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1251284 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE,C-Tick,BSMI,KCC,UL,TUV	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TS450 (E3 v5), TS460 (E3 v5), RS160 (E3 v5), RQ750 (E5 v3),
Processor2 differ
Built-in processorDiffers	LSISAS2208	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Dual-Core	LSI
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	+3.3/+12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	RedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux 11.2
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 55 °C	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Other features1 differ
PCI Card form factorDiffers	Half-height (low-profile)	Full-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	64 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VMware vSphere ESXi
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080

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