Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault MD3460 disk array vs Dell SC4020 disk array

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell SC4020 disk array has 6 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault MD3460 disk array (6 vs 0). The Dell SC4020 disk array has 11.4 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault MD3460 disk array (11.4 TB vs 0 TB). The Dell PowerVault MD3460 disk array has 36 more storage drives supported than the Dell SC4020 disk array (60 vs 24). Only the Dell SC4020 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the Dell PowerVault MD3460 disk array, SSD on the Dell SC4020 disk array.

Storage drives installed
- PowerVault MD3460 disk array:No
- SC4020 disk array:Yes
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault MD3460 disk array:No
- SC4020 disk array:SSD
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault MD3460 disk array:0
- SC4020 disk array:6
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault MD3460 disk array:0 TB
- SC4020 disk array:11.4 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault MD3460 disk array:60
- SC4020 disk array:24
Chassis type
- PowerVault MD3460 disk array:Rack (4U)
- SC4020 disk array:Rack (2U)
Product colour
- PowerVault MD3460 disk array:Black, Grey
- SC4020 disk array:Black, Silver
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault MD3460 disk array:1755 W
- SC4020 disk array:580 W

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Comparison of MD3460, SC4020
31 specifications	A Dell PowerVault MD3460 disk array Model MD3460 View product	B Dell SC4020 disk array Model SC4020 View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	No	Yes
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	No	SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	0	6
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	0 TB	11.4 TB
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	60	24
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive size	2.5"	2.5"
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9 TB
Ports & interfacesidentical
SAS host portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (4U)	Rack (2U)
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black, Silver
Device classKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Large Enterprise Business
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack railsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iSCSI
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	1755 W	580 W
Number of power supply units	1	1
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	482.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	825.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	177.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	105.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-30.5 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dell E-Value CodeDiffers	PVMD3460D	SC4020ISCSI

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