Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array vs TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3

14specifications compared
13differ
1identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has 4 more storage drives installed than the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 (4 vs 0). The Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has 15.36 TB more total installed storage capacity than the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 (15.36 TB vs 0 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has 8 more storage drives supported than the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 (24 vs 16). Only the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: SSD on the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array, No on the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3.

Storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:Yes
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:No
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:SSD
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:No
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:4
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:0
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:15.36 TB
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:0 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:24
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:16
Data transfer rate
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:24 Gbit/s
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:40 Gbit/s
Product colour
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:Black
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:Black, Grey
Width
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:483 mm
- D16 Thunderbolt 3:550 mm

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Comparison of ME5024, D16 Thunderbolt 3
56 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array Model ME5024 View product	B TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	SSD	No
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	0
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	15.36 TB	0 TB
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	24	16
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 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, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	24 Gbit/s	40 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	3.84 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	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
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 dB
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 cm
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (2U)	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack railsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	macOS
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	550 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	136 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	440 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	580 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	710 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, Thunderbolt
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
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Controller interface typeKnown for one	32Gb FC Type-B 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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