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Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i vs Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 7identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (4.0 vs 3.0). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 7,000 MB more internal memory than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (8000 MB vs 1000 MB). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 8 more devices supported than the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i (16 vs 8). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i, SAS on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:SAS, Serial ATA
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:SAS
  • PCI Express slots version
    • ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:3.0
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:4.0
  • RAID levels
    • ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:0, 1, 5, 10, 50
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
  • Internal memory
    • ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:1000 MB
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:8000 MB
  • Number of devices supported
    • ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:8
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i:20 - 90%
    • ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:20 - 80%

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Comparison of ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i, ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i
22 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATASAS
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.04.0
External SAS portsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, 500, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Internal memoryDiffers1000 MB8000 MB
Number of devices supportedDiffers816
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 Gbit/s
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSA (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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft 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 conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 90%20 - 80%

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