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Dell ME4012 iSCI vs Dell ME524 disk array

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  • 10specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 6identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell ME524 disk array has 2 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell ME4012 iSCI (12 Gbit/s vs 10 Gbit/s). The Dell ME4012 iSCI has 434.7 mm more width than the Dell ME524 disk array (483 mm vs 48.3 mm). The Dell ME4012 iSCI has 548.1 mm more depth than the Dell ME524 disk array (602.9 mm vs 54.8 mm).

  • Data transfer rate
    • ME4012 iSCI:10 Gbit/s
    • ME524 disk array:12 Gbit/s
  • Width
    • ME4012 iSCI:483 mm
    • ME524 disk array:48.3 mm
  • Depth
    • ME4012 iSCI:602.9 mm
    • ME524 disk array:54.8 mm
  • Height
    • ME4012 iSCI:87.9 mm
    • ME524 disk array:8.79 mm

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Comparison of ME4012 iSCI, ME524
41 specifications
Storage1 differ
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one12Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSASUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers10 Gbit/s12 Gbit/s
Storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.8 TB
Storage drive capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 TB
Storage drive sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5"
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10000 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
Number of SAS host portsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
SAS host portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Chassis typeRack (2U)Rack (2U)
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity580 W580 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cable lengthKnown for one2 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Known for oneNBR14136Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for oneC13 couplerUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm48.3 mm
DepthDiffers602.9 mm54.8 mm
HeightDiffers87.9 mm8.79 mm
WeightKnown for one4.8 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneACUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePower Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512e
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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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