Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i vs Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i has 14 more devices supported than the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s (16 vs 2). Host interface: PCI Express x8 on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i, SATA 22-pin on the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD on the Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i, 0, 1 on the Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s.

Host interface
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:PCI Express x8
- 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:SATA 22-pin
RAID levels
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
- 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:0, 1
Data transfer rate
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:12 Gbit/s
- 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Number of devices supported
- ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i:16
- 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s:2

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Comparison of ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i, 51017
22 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i View product	B Lindy 51017 RAID controller SATA 22-pin 6 Gbit/s Model 51017 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS	Serial ATA III, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express x8	SATA 22-pin
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance3 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD	0, 1
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	8000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedDiffers	16	2
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	SR665 (7D2W/7D2V), SR645 (7D2Y/7D2X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JMicron
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733080	Unknown — not stated by the source

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