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Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array vs Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array

17specifications compared
4differ
13identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 2 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array (4 vs 2). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 75.2 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array (80 TB vs 4.8 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 17.6 TB more storage drive capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array (20 TB vs 2.4 TB).

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:2
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:4
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:4.8 TB
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:80 TB
Storage drive capacity
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:2.4 TB
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:20 TB
Depth
- PowerVault ME412 disk array:602.9 mm
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm

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Comparison of ME412, ME5212
37 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME412 disk array Model ME412 View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	4
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	4.8 TB	80 TB
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityDiffers	2.4 TB	20 TB
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive size	3.5"	3.5"
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SAS, Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	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
Designidentical
Device class	Large Enterprise Business	Large Enterprise Business
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sector	512e	512e
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	580 W	580 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
AC input voltageKnown for one	250 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	483 mm	483 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	618.7 mm
Height	87.9 mm	87.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentKnown for one	24Gb HD-Mini SAS4 Cable, 1m, Quantity 4	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
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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