Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array vs Dell ME524 disk array

18specifications compared
7differ
11identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array has 4 more storage drives installed than the Dell ME524 disk array (6 vs 2). The Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array has 6.72 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell ME524 disk array (11.52 TB vs 4.8 TB). The Dell ME524 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 ME524 disk array.

Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:SSD
- ME524 disk array:HDD
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:6
- ME524 disk array:2
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:11.52 TB
- ME524 disk array:4.8 TB
Storage drive size
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:2.5"
- ME524 disk array:3.5"
Width
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:483 mm
- ME524 disk array:48.3 mm
Depth
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:602.9 mm
- ME524 disk array:54.8 mm
Height
- PowerVault ME424 disk array:87.9 mm
- ME524 disk array:8.79 mm

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Comparison of ME424, ME524
32 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME424 disk array Model ME424 View product	B Dell ME524 disk array Model ME524 View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	SSD	HDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	6	2
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	11.52 TB	4.8 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 speed	10000 RPM	10000 RPM
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 TB
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
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 colour	Black	Black
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 & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	48.3 mm
DepthDiffers	602.9 mm	54.8 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	8.79 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	MiniSAS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)
Other featuresidentical
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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