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Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerStore 500T disk array vs Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 3identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerStore 500T disk array has 3 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (7 vs 4). The Dell PowerStore 500T disk array has 13,360 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (13440 TB vs 80 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 1" more storage drive size than the Dell PowerStore 500T disk array (3.5" vs 2.5"). Installed storage drive type: SSD on the Dell PowerStore 500T disk array, HDD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array.

  • Installed storage drive type
    • SSD
    • HDD
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 7
    • 4
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 13440 TB
    • 80 TB
  • Storage drive size
    • 2.5"
    • 3.5"
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • 1450 W
    • 580 W
  • Number of power supply units
    • 2
    • 1
  • Width
    • 444.5 mm
    • 483 mm
  • Depth
    • 795 mm
    • 618.7 mm

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Dell

PowerStore 500T disk array

Model 500T

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Dell

PowerVault ME5212 disk array

Model ME5212

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Storage4 differ
Installed storage drive typeDiffersSSDHDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers74
Total installed storage capacityDiffers13440 TB80 TB
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one25
Storage drive sizeDiffers2.5"3.5"
Storage drives installedKnown for oneYes
Storage drive capacityKnown for one20 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Data transfer rateKnown for one12 Gbit/s
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYes
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneYes
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
Designidentical
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Chassis typeRack (2U)Rack (2U)
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Rack railsKnown for oneYes
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers1450 W580 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers21
Power cable lengthKnown for one2 m
Power cable connector 1Known for oneC13 coupler
Power cable currentKnown for one10 A
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers444.5 mm483 mm
DepthDiffers795 mm618.7 mm
HeightDiffers86.4 mm87.9 mm
WeightKnown for one3.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512e
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one12Gb SAS 8 port
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2025 (inc. Hyper-V), Windows 2022 (inc. hyper-V) RHEL 9.5, 8.10 SLES 15 SLES 15 SP6, SLES 12 SP 8 VMware 9.0 and 8.0 U3

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