Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME412_EBOD disk array vs Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array

16specifications compared
3differ
13identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME412_EBOD disk array has 8 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (12 vs 4). The Dell PowerVault ME412_EBOD disk array has 16 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (96 TB vs 80 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 15.8 mm more depth than the Dell PowerVault ME412_EBOD disk array (618.7 mm vs 602.9 mm).

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME412_EBOD disk array:12
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:4
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME412_EBOD disk array:96 TB
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:80 TB
Depth
- PowerVault ME412_EBOD disk array:602.9 mm
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm

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Comparison of ME412_EBOD, ME5212
40 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME412_EBOD disk array Model ME412_EBOD View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	12	4
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	96 TB	80 TB
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	240 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 TB
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
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BezelKnown 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	C13 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for one	C14 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable currentKnown for one	10 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	618.7 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	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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