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Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array vs Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array

17specifications compared
6differ
11identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array has 2 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (6 vs 4). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 68.48 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array (80 TB vs 11.52 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 1" more storage drive size than the Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array (3.5" vs 2.5"). Installed storage drive type: SSD on the Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array, HDD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array.

Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:SSD
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:HDD
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:6
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:4
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:11.52 TB
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:80 TB
Storage drive size
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:2.5"
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:3.5"
HDD speed
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:10000 RPM
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:7200 RPM
Depth
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:602.9 mm
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm

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Comparison of ME424, ME5212
34 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array Model ME424 View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	SSD	HDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	6	4
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	11.52 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
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	184 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeDiffers	2.5"	3.5"
HDD speedDiffers	10000 RPM	7200 RPM
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
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
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sector	512e	512e
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	580 W	580 W
Number of power supply units	1	1
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
AC input voltageKnown for one	250 V	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 currentKnown for one	10 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	MiniSAS	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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