Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array vs TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3

16specifications compared
15differ
1identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3 has 1 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array (5 vs 4). The Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array has 7 more storage drives supported than the TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3 (12 vs 5). The Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array has 460 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3 (580 W vs 120 W). Only the TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3 has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array, HDD on the TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3.

Storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:No
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:Yes
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:No
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:HDD
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:4
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:5
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:12
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:5
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:Desktop
Product colour
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:Black
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:Grey
LED indicators
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:Yes
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:HDD, Power
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:580 W
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:120 W

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Comparison of ME5012, D5 Thunderbolt 3
58 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array Model ME5012 View product	B TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	No	Yes
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	No	HDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	5
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	5
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	80 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Desktop
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, Power
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 cm
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Device classKnown for one	Large Enterprise Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack railsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BezelKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	120 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
AC input voltageDiffers	250 V	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
DC output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	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	NBR14136	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for one	C13 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	176 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	227 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, Thunderbolt
Number of adapters includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Screws includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 100%	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Controller typeKnown for one	25Gb iSCSI 8 Port Dual Controller	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source

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