Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array vs TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3

17specifications compared
16differ
1identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 4 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array (8 vs 4). The Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array has 48 TB more total installed storage capacity than the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 (80 TB vs 32 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array has 4 more storage drives supported than the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 (12 vs 8). Only the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has storage drives installed. Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array, Desktop on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3.

Storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:No
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Yes
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:4
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:80 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:32 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:12
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Storage drive capacity
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:20 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:4 TB
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Desktop
Product colour
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:Black
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Aluminium
LED indicators
- PowerVault ME5012 disk array:Yes
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:HDD, Power, SSD

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Comparison of ME5012, D8 Thunderbolt 3
60 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5012 disk array Model ME5012 View product	B TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	No	Yes
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	8
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	80 TB	32 TB
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	8
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 TB
Storage drive capacityDiffers	20 TB	4 TB
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
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	No	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	Aluminium
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, Power, SSD
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 dB
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 cm
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, CCC, KC
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	300 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
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	184 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	315 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	266 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	397 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	381 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, Thunderbolt
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
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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