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Dell ME424 Expansion vs Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array

13specifications compared
5differ
8identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell ME424 Expansion has 42.24 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array (57.6 TB vs 15.36 TB). The Dell ME424 Expansion has 55.1 mm more depth than the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array (602.9 mm vs 547.8 mm). Only the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the Dell ME424 Expansion, SSD on the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array. Storage drive sizes supported: 2.5" on the Dell ME424 Expansion, 2.5,3.5" on the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array.

Storage drives installed
- ME424 Expansion:No
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:Yes
Installed storage drive type
- ME424 Expansion:No
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:SSD
Total installed storage capacity
- ME424 Expansion:57.6 TB
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:15.36 TB
Storage drive sizes supported
- ME424 Expansion:2.5"
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:2.5,3.5"
Depth
- ME424 Expansion:602.9 mm
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:547.8 mm

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Comparison of ME424 Expansion, ME5224
37 specifications	A Dell ME424 Expansion View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array Model ME5224 View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	No	Yes
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	No	SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	57.6 TB	15.36 TB
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.84 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	2.5"
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5"	2.5,3.5"
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 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
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
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BezelKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512e
Poweridentical
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	547.8 mm
WeightKnown for one	4.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Packaging contentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32Gb FC 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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