Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte vs Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte, PCI Express, SAS-3 on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s. Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte, PCI Express on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:SAS, Serial ATA III
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interface
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:PCI Express x8
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express
Data transfer rate
- RAID 720i PCIe Adapte:12 Gbit/s
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s

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Comparison of RAID 720i PCIe Adapte, MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G
26 specifications	A Lenovo RAID 720i PCIe Adapte View product	B Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s Model MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	PCI Express, SAS-3
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	PCI Express
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	TS450 (E3 v5), TS460 (E3 v5), RS160 (E3 v5), RQ750 (E5 v3),	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88SE9230
Processoridentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	LSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	RedHat EL Linux 6.0, RedHat EL Linux 7.0, SuSE Linux 11.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016	Windows Server 2003
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	VMware vSphere ESXi	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	133 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 g

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