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Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array vs Dell PowerStore 500T

23specifications compared
16differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerStore 500T has 3 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array (7 vs 4). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 13,360 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array (13440 TB vs 80 TB). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 13 more storage drives supported than the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array (25 vs 12). Only the Dell PowerStore 500T has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array, SSD on the Dell PowerStore 500T.

Storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:No
- PowerStore 500T:Yes
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:No
- PowerStore 500T:SSD
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:4
- PowerStore 500T:7
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:80 TB
- PowerStore 500T:13440 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:12
- PowerStore 500T:25
Storage drive size
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:3.5"
- PowerStore 500T:2.5"
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:580 W
- PowerStore 500T:1450 W
AC input voltage
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:250 V
- PowerStore 500T:200 - 240 V

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Comparison of ME5012, PowerStore 500T
39 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array Model ME5012 View product	B Dell PowerStore 500T View product
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	No	Yes
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	No	SSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	7
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	80 TB	13440 TB
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	25
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	20 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
BezelKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	1450 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	250 V	200 - 240 V
Power cable lengthKnown for one	2 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 1Differs	NBR14136	C13 coupler
Power cable connector 2Differs	C13 coupler	C14 coupler
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 - 63 Hz
Power cable currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 A
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	444.5 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	795 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	86.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 kg
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 65 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 100%	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-100 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller typeKnown for one	25Gb iSCSI 8 Port Dual Controller	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC

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