Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 500 II vs Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 700 9260-8i

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- ThinkServer RAID 500 II:SAS
- ThinkServer RAID 700 9260-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
RAID levels
- ThinkServer RAID 500 II:0, 1, 10
- ThinkServer RAID 700 9260-8i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60

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Comparison of ThinkServer RAID 500 II, ThinkServer RAID 700 9260-8i
27 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 500 II View product	B Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 700 9260-8i View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	SAS, Serial ATA
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR2
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI SAS2108
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationDiffers	C-Tick, CB, cUL, FCC, GS, UL	UL, CE EMC, C-tick, GS, cUL, CB, FCC
Form factorKnown for one	LP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	8 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	2000000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	ThinkServer RD330; RD430; RD530; RD630; TS430	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18.7 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	167.7 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 g
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-height (low-profile)
Number of products includedKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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