Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault MD3600f disk array Grey vs Dell PowerVault MD3600i disk array

15specifications compared
5differ
10identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Storage drive size
- PowerVault MD3600f disk array Grey:2.5,3.5"
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:3.5"
Data transfer rate
- PowerVault MD3600f disk array Grey:8 Gbit/s
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:10 Gbit/s
HDD speed
- PowerVault MD3600f disk array Grey:15000 RPM
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:7200 RPM
Host ports
- PowerVault MD3600f disk array Grey:12
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:2
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- PowerVault MD3600f disk array Grey:20 - 80%
- PowerVault MD3600i disk array:10 - 80%

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Comparison of MD3600f, MD3600i
28 specifications	A Dell PowerVault MD3600f disk array Grey Model MD3600f View product	B Dell PowerVault MD3600i disk array Model MD3600i View product
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 TB
Number of storage drives supported	12	12
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 TB
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 TB
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeDiffers	2.5,3.5"	3.5"
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Data transfer rateDiffers	8 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
HDD speedDiffers	15000 RPM	7200 RPM
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host portsDiffers	12	2
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SAS host portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	Grey	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
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	600 W	600 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90-264 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47/63 Hz
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	446.3 mm	446.3 mm
Depth	561 mm	561 mm
Height	86.8 mm	86.8 mm
Weight	29.3 kg	29.3 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 80%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-16 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source

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