Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault MD3420 disk array vs Dell PowerVault MD3600i disk array

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:1
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:6
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:0.3 TB
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:12 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:24
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:12
Maximum supported storage capacity
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:38.4 TB
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:48 TB
Storage drive capacity
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:300 GB
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:2 TB
Storage drive size
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:2.5"
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:3.5"
HDD speed
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:10000 RPM
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:7200 RPM
Product colour
- PowerVault MD3420 disk array:Black
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:Grey

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Comparison of MD3420, MD3600i
32 specifications	A Dell PowerVault MD3420 disk array Model MD3420 View product	B Dell PowerVault MD3600i disk array Model MD3600i View product
Storage7 differ
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	1	6
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	0.3 TB	12 TB
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD & SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	24	12
Maximum supported storage capacityDiffers	38.4 TB	48 TB
Storage drive capacityDiffers	300 GB	2 TB
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	7200 RPM
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gbit/s
Ports & interfacesidentical
SAS host portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design1 differ
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (2U)	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan fail, HDD, Power, Status
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	600 W	600 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	100-240 V	90-264 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	47/63 Hz
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	446.3 mm	446.3 mm
DepthDiffers	549 mm	561 mm
Height	86.8 mm	86.8 mm
WeightDiffers	24.2 kg	29.3 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 80%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-16 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source

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