Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell ME424 Expansion vs Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array

11specifications compared
4differ
7identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 22.4 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell ME424 Expansion (80 TB vs 57.6 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 15.8 mm more depth than the Dell ME424 Expansion (618.7 mm vs 602.9 mm). Only the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the Dell ME424 Expansion, HDD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array.

Storage drives installed
- ME424 Expansion:No
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Yes
Installed storage drive type
- ME424 Expansion:No
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:HDD
Total installed storage capacity
- ME424 Expansion:57.6 TB
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:80 TB
Depth
- ME424 Expansion:602.9 mm
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm

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Comparison of ME424 Expansion, ME5212
37 specifications	A Dell ME424 Expansion View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	No	Yes
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	No	HDD
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	57.6 TB	80 TB
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	24	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	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
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
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
BezelKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	483 mm	483 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	618.7 mm
Height	87.9 mm	87.9 mm
WeightKnown for one	4.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	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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