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Dell ME4012 SAS vs Dell PowerStore 500T

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerStore 500T has 13 more storage drives supported than the Dell ME4012 SAS (25 vs 12). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 870 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the Dell ME4012 SAS (1450 W vs 580 W). The Dell ME4012 SAS has 38.5 mm more width than the Dell PowerStore 500T (483 mm vs 444.5 mm). AC input voltage: 100 - 250 V on the Dell ME4012 SAS, 200 - 240 V on the Dell PowerStore 500T. AC input frequency: 50 - 60 Hz on the Dell ME4012 SAS, 47 - 63 Hz on the Dell PowerStore 500T.

Number of storage drives supported
- ME4012 SAS:12
- PowerStore 500T:25
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- ME4012 SAS:580 W
- PowerStore 500T:1450 W
AC input voltage
- ME4012 SAS:100 - 250 V
- PowerStore 500T:200 - 240 V
AC input frequency
- ME4012 SAS:50 - 60 Hz
- PowerStore 500T:47 - 63 Hz
Power cable connector 1
- ME4012 SAS:NBR14136
- PowerStore 500T:C13 coupler
Power cable connector 2
- ME4012 SAS:C13 coupler
- PowerStore 500T:C14 coupler
Width
- ME4012 SAS:483 mm
- PowerStore 500T:444.5 mm
Depth
- ME4012 SAS:602.9 mm
- PowerStore 500T:795 mm

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Comparison of ME4012 SAS, PowerStore 500T
35 specifications	A Dell ME4012 SAS View product	B Dell PowerStore 500T View product
Storage1 differ
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	7
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13440 TB
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	25
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	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
Designidentical
Rack railsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power5 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	1450 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 250 V	200 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	50 - 60 Hz	47 - 63 Hz
Power cable connector 1Differs	NBR14136	C13 coupler
Power cable connector 2Differs	C13 coupler	C14 coupler
Power cable currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 A
Power cable lengthKnown for one	2 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	444.5 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	795 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	86.4 mm
WeightDiffers	4.8 kg	3.6 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC, Fiber	AC
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	10 - 90%
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

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