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Dell PowerVault MD3820f disk array vs QNAP EJ1600 v2

9specifications compared
9differ
0identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault MD3820f disk array has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP EJ1600 v2 (24 vs 16). The Dell PowerVault MD3820f disk array has 4 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the QNAP EJ1600 v2 (16 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Dell PowerVault MD3820f disk array has 0.1 mm more width than the QNAP EJ1600 v2 (446.3 mm vs 446.2 mm). Storage drive size: 2.5" on the Dell PowerVault MD3820f disk array, 2.5/3.5" on the QNAP EJ1600 v2. Product colour: Silver on the Dell PowerVault MD3820f disk array, Black on the QNAP EJ1600 v2.

Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault MD3820f disk array:24
- EJ1600 v2:16
Storage drive size
- PowerVault MD3820f disk array:2.5"
- EJ1600 v2:2.5/3.5"
Data transfer rate
- PowerVault MD3820f disk array:16 Gbit/s
- EJ1600 v2:12 Gbit/s
Product colour
- PowerVault MD3820f disk array:Silver
- EJ1600 v2:Black
Width
- PowerVault MD3820f disk array:446.3 mm
- EJ1600 v2:446.2 mm
Depth
- PowerVault MD3820f disk array:561 mm
- EJ1600 v2:618 mm
Height
- PowerVault MD3820f disk array:86.8 mm
- EJ1600 v2:132 mm
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PowerVault MD3820f disk array:10 - 35 °C
- EJ1600 v2:0 - 40 °C

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Comparison of MD3820f, EJ1600 v2
45 specifications	A Dell PowerVault MD3820f disk array Model MD3820f View product	B QNAP EJ1600 v2 View product
Storage3 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 installedKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	14.4 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD & SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	24	16
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	48 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	1.2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeDiffers	2.5"	2.5/3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	16 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	10000 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SAS
Ports & interfacesidentical
Fibre ChannelKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Design1 differ
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (2U)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD, Power, Status, System
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53.5 dB
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 cm
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Class, CE Mark, EN60950, BSMI, VCCI, CB, LVD
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	600 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	446.3 mm	446.2 mm
DepthDiffers	561 mm	618 mm
HeightDiffers	86.8 mm	132 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.1 kg
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	-15.2 - 3048 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-15.2 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for one	PVMD382001	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, MiniSAS
Screws includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717020

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