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Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i vs StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

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  • 11specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 3identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (3.0 vs 2.0). Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i, PCI Express x4 on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i, 0, 1, JBOD on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. Operating temperature (T-T): 10 - 55 °C on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i, 5 - 50 °C on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 70 °C on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 730-8i, -25 - 70 °C on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering.

  • Host interface
    • PCI Express x8
    • PCI Express x4
  • PCI Express slots version
    • 3.0
    • 2.0
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, 50
    • 0, 1, JBOD
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 10 - 55 °C
    • 5 - 50 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • -40 - 70 °C
    • -25 - 70 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 20 - 90%
    • 20 - 80%

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Lenovo

ThinkSystem RAID 730-8iView product
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StarTech.com

2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

Model PEXMSATA3422

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Ports & interfaces3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSAS, Serial ATASerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffersPCI Express x8PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0
Port multiplierKnown for oneYes
External SAS portsKnown for one8
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, 500, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for one6 Gbit/s
SSD supportYesYes
ChipsetKnown for oneMarvell - 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one48 bit
CertificationKnown for oneRoHS, CE, FCC
RAID Level MigrationKnown for oneYes
Internal memoryKnown for one1000 MB
Number of devices supportedKnown for one8
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for oneYes
Hot-swapKnown for oneYes
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 55 °C5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 90%20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one20 mm
DepthKnown for one125 mm
HeightKnown for one120 mm
WeightKnown for one60 g
Package widthKnown for one144 mm
Package depthKnown for one174 mm
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one170 x 142 x 30 mm
Package heightKnown for one32 mm
Package weightKnown for one160 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code8473308084733080
Other featuresidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
PCI Card form factorKnown for oneFull-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one4 TB
Internal mSATA ports quantityKnown for one2

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