Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell ME4012 iSCI vs Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array

11specifications compared
3differ
8identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array has 14 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell ME4012 iSCI (24 Gbit/s vs 10 Gbit/s). The Dell ME4012 iSCI has 55.1 mm more depth than the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array (602.9 mm vs 547.8 mm). Storage drive sizes supported: 3.5" on the Dell ME4012 iSCI, 2.5,3.5" on the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array.

Storage drive sizes supported
- ME4012 iSCI:3.5"
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:2.5,3.5"
Data transfer rate
- ME4012 iSCI:10 Gbit/s
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:24 Gbit/s
Depth
- ME4012 iSCI:602.9 mm
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:547.8 mm

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Comparison of ME4012 iSCI, ME5224
43 specifications	A Dell ME4012 iSCI View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array Model ME5224 View product
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	3.5"	2.5,3.5"
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
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
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
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	547.8 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
Packaging contentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512e
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32Gb FC 8 port
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2025 (inc. Hyper-V), Windows 2022 (inc. hyper-V) RHEL 9.5, 8.10 SLES 15 SLES 15 SP6, SLES 12 SP 8 VMware 9.0 and 8.0 U3

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