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Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array vs Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 12identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array has 64.64 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array (80 TB vs 15.36 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array has 16.16 TB more storage drive capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array (20 TB vs 3.84 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array has 1" more storage drive size than the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array (3.5" vs 2.5"). Only the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array, SSD on the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array.

  • Storage drives installed
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:No
    • PowerVault ME5224 disk array:Yes
  • Installed storage drive type
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:No
    • PowerVault ME5224 disk array:SSD
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:80 TB
    • PowerVault ME5224 disk array:15.36 TB
  • Storage drive capacity
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:20 TB
    • PowerVault ME5224 disk array:3.84 TB
  • Storage drive size
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:3.5"
    • PowerVault ME5224 disk array:2.5"
  • Depth
    • PowerVault ME5012 disk array:618.7 mm
    • PowerVault ME5224 disk array:547.8 mm

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Comparison of ME5012, ME5224
42 specifications
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersNoYes
Installed storage drive typeDiffersNoSSD
Number of storage drives installed44
Total installed storage capacityDiffers80 TB15.36 TB
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one12Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityDiffers20 TB3.84 TB
Storage drive interfaceSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
Hot-Plug supportYesYes
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5,3.5"
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24 Gbit/s
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfacesidentical
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Chassis typeRack (2U)Rack (2U)
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rack railsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
BezelKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sector512e512e
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity580 W580 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportYesYes
AC input voltageKnown for one250 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cable lengthKnown for one2 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Known for oneNBR14136Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for oneC13 couplerUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width483 mm483 mm
DepthDiffers618.7 mm547.8 mm
Height87.9 mm87.9 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 100%Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3000 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-100 - 12192 mUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller typeKnown for one25Gb iSCSI 8 Port Dual ControllerUnknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32Gb FC 8 port
Built-in processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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
Packaging contentidentical
Packaging contentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePower Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)

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