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Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array vs Dell ME524 disk array

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 9identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array has 2 more storage drives installed than the Dell ME524 disk array (4 vs 2). The Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array has 75.2 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell ME524 disk array (80 TB vs 4.8 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array has 17.6 TB more storage drive capacity than the Dell ME524 disk array (20 TB vs 2.4 TB). Only the Dell ME524 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array, HDD on the Dell ME524 disk array.

  • Storage drives installed
    • No
    • Yes
  • Installed storage drive type
    • No
    • HDD
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 4
    • 2
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 80 TB
    • 4.8 TB
  • Storage drive capacity
    • 20 TB
    • 2.4 TB
  • Width
    • 483 mm
    • 48.3 mm
  • Depth
    • 618.7 mm
    • 54.8 mm
  • Height
    • 87.9 mm
    • 8.79 mm

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40 specifications
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Dell

PowerVault ME5012 disk array

Model ME5012

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Dell

ME524 disk array

Model ME524

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Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersNoYes
Installed storage drive typeDiffersNoHDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers42
Total installed storage capacityDiffers80 TB4.8 TB
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one12
Storage drive capacityDiffers20 TB2.4 TB
Storage drive interfaceSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive size3.5"3.5"
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYes
Data transfer rateKnown for one12 Gbit/s
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneYes
HDD speedKnown for one10000 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one8
Designidentical
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Chassis typeRack (2U)Rack (2U)
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Rack railsKnown for oneYes
BezelKnown for oneYes
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sector512e512e
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity580 W580 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportYesYes
AC input voltageKnown for one250 V
Power cable lengthKnown for one2 m
Power cable connector 1Known for oneNBR14136
Power cable connector 2Known for oneC13 coupler
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm48.3 mm
DepthDiffers618.7 mm54.8 mm
HeightDiffers87.9 mm8.79 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 100%
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one-100 - 12192 m
Other featuresidentical
Controller typeKnown for one25Gb iSCSI 8 Port Dual Controller
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 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 onePower Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)

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