Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 6,976 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 (8000 MB vs 1024 MB). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

PCI Express slots version
- ThinkServer RAID 710:3.0
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
RAID levels
- ThinkServer RAID 710:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Internal memory
- ThinkServer RAID 710:1024 MB
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:8000 MB

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Comparison of ThinkServer RAID 710, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
23 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkServer RAID 710 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	SAS
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	4.0
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
SSD support	Yes	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	8000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USA (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 one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
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
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft 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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Processoridentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	PowerPC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source
QuantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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