Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell ME4012 SAS vs Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array

8specifications compared
1differ
7identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 15.8 mm more depth than the Dell ME4012 SAS (618.7 mm vs 602.9 mm).

Depth
- ME4012 SAS:602.9 mm
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm

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Comparison of ME4012 SAS, ME5212
43 specifications	A Dell ME4012 SAS View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product
Storageidentical
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 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
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
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	80 TB
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 TB
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
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
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
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
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 250 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	618.7 mm
WeightKnown for one	4.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC, Fiber	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	12Gb SAS 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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