Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault MD3400 disk array vs Dell PowerVault MD3420 disk array

Key differences

Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault MD3400 disk array:12
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:24
Maximum supported storage capacity
- PowerVault MD3400 disk array:48 TB
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:38.4 TB
Storage drive size
- PowerVault MD3400 disk array:3.5"
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:2.5"
HDD speed
- PowerVault MD3400 disk array:15000 RPM
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:10000 RPM
Depth
- PowerVault MD3400 disk array:602 mm
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:549 mm
Weight
- PowerVault MD3400 disk array:29.3 kg
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:24.2 kg

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Comparison of MD3400, MD3420
27 specifications	A Dell PowerVault MD3400 disk array Model MD3400 View product	B Dell PowerVault MD3420 disk array Model MD3420 View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Number of storage drives installed	1	1
Total installed storage capacity	0.3 TB	0.3 TB
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	24
Maximum supported storage capacityDiffers	48 TB	38.4 TB
Storage drive capacity	300 GB	300 GB
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	10000 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
SAS host port	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	600 W	600 W
Number of power supply units	1	1
AC input voltage	100-240 V	100-240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	446.3 mm	446.3 mm
DepthDiffers	602 mm	549 mm
Height	86.8 mm	86.8 mm
WeightDiffers	29.3 kg	24.2 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Operating altitude	-16 - 3048 m	-16 - 3048 m

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