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Dell ME4012 iSCI vs Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array

15specifications compared
6differ
9identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has 12 more storage drives supported than the Dell ME4012 iSCI (24 vs 12). The Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has 14 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell ME4012 iSCI (24 Gbit/s vs 10 Gbit/s). The Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has 15.8 mm more depth than the Dell ME4012 iSCI (618.7 mm vs 602.9 mm). Storage temperature (T-T): -40 - 65 °C on the Dell ME4012 iSCI, -40 - 70 °C on the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array. Storage relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 95% on the Dell ME4012 iSCI, 5 - 100% on the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array.

Number of storage drives supported
- ME4012 iSCI:12
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:24
Data transfer rate
- ME4012 iSCI:10 Gbit/s
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:24 Gbit/s
Depth
- ME4012 iSCI:602.9 mm
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:618.7 mm
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- ME4012 iSCI:10 - 80%
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- ME4012 iSCI:-40 - 65 °C
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- ME4012 iSCI:5 - 95%
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:5 - 100%

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Comparison of ME4012 iSCI, ME5024
39 specifications	A Dell ME4012 iSCI View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array Model ME5024 View product
Storage2 differ
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	24
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	10 Gbit/s	24 Gbit/s
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15.36 TB
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.84 TB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Number of SAS host portsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
SAS host portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Designidentical
Device class	Large Enterprise Business	Large Enterprise Business
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Product colour	Black	Black
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Rack railsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	580 W	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
Power cable lengthKnown for one	2 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Known for one	NBR14136	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for one	C13 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	483 mm	483 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	618.7 mm
Height	87.9 mm	87.9 mm
WeightKnown for one	4.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 100%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-100 - 12192 m
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512e
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32Gb FC Type-B 8 Port Dual Controller

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